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Ketogenic diet and adipose tissue inflammation—a simple story? Fat chance!

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A new study in mice reveals time-dependent effects of a ketogenic diet on resident immune cells in visceral adipose tissue, which have consequences for whole-body metabolic homeostasis.

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Fig. 1: A ketogenic diet alters resident immune cells in visceral adipose tissue in a time-dependent manner.

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J.C.N. is a co-founder with equity interest of BHB Therapeutics Ltd., which is developing products related to ketone bodies. B.J.S. has an equity interest in HVMN, Inc., which markets products related to ketone bodies, and stock options in BHB Therapeutics Ltd. J.C.N. and B.J.S. are co-inventors on patents related to the use of ketone bodies.

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Stubbs, B.J., Newman, J.C. Ketogenic diet and adipose tissue inflammation—a simple story? Fat chance!. Nat Metab 2, 3–4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-019-0164-2

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