KETONE BODIES AND KETONE BODY ESTERS FOR MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING MUSCLE POWER OUTPUT

摘要

Ketone bodies and ketone body esters maintain or improve muscle power output upon oral administration. Certain esters of hydroxybutyrate monomers are organoleptically acceptable and have high levels of uptake from the gut to the blood thereby allowing a rapid increase of blood concentration of hydroxybutyrate and beneficial physiological response including improved power output during exercise. Compositions containing the ketone bodies or ketone body esters are also described.