Ketosis in Models of Muscle Atrophy | Journal Club | The Metabolic Link Ep.10
On this week’s Journal Club episode of The Metabolic Link, co-hosts Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, Dr. Angela Poff, and Victoria Field discuss two seemingly conflicting research studies exploring the effects of ketosis on muscle health in models of atrophy. Atrophy refers to the wasting of a body tissue or organ that occurs due to the degeneration of cells. Atrophy of vital tissues such as the skeletal muscle occurs in numerous pathological catabolic conditions, such as in cancer cachexia, motor neu...