The Claim
Elevated plasma glucagon levels significantly decrease the beta-hydroxybutyrate-to-acetoacetate concentration ratio during free fatty acid infusion in healthy adult individuals.
What the research says
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When healthy adults have high levels of a hormone called glucagon in their blood, it causes a change in the balance of two specific ketone bodies (beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate) during a fat infusion procedure.
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Elevated plasma glucagon significantly decreases the beta-hydroxybutyrate-to-acetoacetate concentration ratio during free fatty acid infusion in healthy adults
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Fatty acid-independent inhibition of hepatic ketone body production by insulin in humans.
The study gave healthy adults extra glucagon hormone while also infusing fatty acids. It found that this specifically lowered the ratio of beta-hydroxybutyrate to acetoacetate (two ketone bodies), exactly matching what the claim describes.
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