Beta-hydroxybutyrate is a ketone body produced from fat breakdown during carbohydrate scarcity.

“β-hydroxybutyrate is made during exercise, keto & intermittent fasting.”

“Beta-hydroxybutyrate is a ketone body and source of cellular energy produced via the break down of fats during times of carbohydrate scarcity (ie. fasting, exercise, ketogenic diet.)”

“So it's all very interesting. But something that I...like, in my mind that I'm not exactly certain about is that nutritional ketosis. So eating a high-fat diet and, of course, there's, okay, what types of fat are you eating? Are you eating more polyunsaturated, you're eating more saturated? You know, how much protein are you eating? What types of carbohydrates? Are you getting fiber? I mean, there's so many diets, very complicated. But there is no doubt that there are interesting therapeutic effects from nutritional ketosis. I am interested in the the actual end product, which is ketone bodies and these signaling molecules like beta-hydroxybutyrate being able to get those maybe even without having to eat a high-fat diet, you can get them from fasting, from intense exercise, right?”