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=== General Effects === In an animal model, a ketogenic diet was shown to increase [[Mitochondrion|mitochondria]]l biogenesis.<ref name="RhoJM2007" /> A similar result was found in a study of fasting mice.<ref name="Cerqueira2011" /> Ketone bodies scavenge free radicals ''in vivo''.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Haces | first = María L. | last2 = Hernández-Fonseca | first2 = Karla | last3 = Medina-Campos | first3 = Omar N. | last4 = Montiel | first4 = Teresa | last5 = Pedraza-Chaverri | first5 = José | last6 = Massieu | first6 = Lourdes | date = May 2008 | title = Antioxidant capacity contributes to protection of ketone bodies against oxidative damage induced during hypoglycemic conditions | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18339375|journal=Experimental Neurology|volume=211|issue=1 | pages = 85–96|doi=10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.12.029|issn=0014-4886|pmid=18339375}}</ref> Ketogenic diets reduce circulating levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factors.<ref name=":0" /> Acute nutritional ketosis is shown to reduce lactate production and improve performance potential in cycling activity. It is shown to prevent muscle wasting.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Cavaleri | first = Franco | last2 = Bashar | first2 = Emran | date = 2018-04-01 | title = Potential Synergies of β-Hydroxybutyrate and Butyrate on the Modulation of Metabolism, Inflammation, Cognition, and General Health | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902005/|journal=Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism|volume=|doi=10.1155/2018/7195760|issn=2090-0724|pmc=5902005|pmid=29805804}}</ref>
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