Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Metabolism in Healthy Adults

There is scant data regarding the metabolic events that occur in humans during ketosis which may be brought about by fasting or ingestion of diets low in carbohydrate.

We aim to employ both fasting and dietary manipulation in order to bring about a ketotic state in healthy human adults. During the study blood levels of key metabolic regulators will be monitored 1) during a 16 hour fast followed by re-feeding and 2) during dietary induction of ketosis followed by re-feeding with a standard meal.