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. 2024 Mar;32(3):452-453.
doi: 10.1002/oby.23990. Epub 2024 Jan 29.

Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat

Ali Javaheri  1   2 , Bettina Mittendorfer  3
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Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat

Ali Javaheri et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Mar.
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Cardiac consequences of switching from a standard diet to a ketogenic diet in people with obesity.
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