In this presentation from the Low Carb Denver 2019 conference, Dr. Benjamin Bikman explains how mitochondria - the power plants of the cells - can use nutrient energy in two different ways. Either a very efficient way, or the mitochondria are being wasteful and using more nutrient energy than needed. This latter option might have benefits for weight loss.
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Ketones: the metabolic advantage - Dr. Benjamin Bikman
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Prof. Ben Bikman: And now we're going to talk about oxygen use as evidence of fuel use, the rate at which the mitochondria are working because of mitochondria are working they are using oxygen and then we'll look at the production of ATP, the productive aspect of what the mitochondria are trying to do.
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