causal
Analysis v1
Strong Support
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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Fatty acid-independent inhibition of hepatic ketone body production by insulin in humans.
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
1988 JunThe 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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