What are the effects of a ketogenic diet on epigenetic age (Horvath/Hannum/Levine) and on TruDiagnostic?


(Alex K Chen) #1

It definitely affects some DNA methylation patterns

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(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #2

Eric Verdin has done some research into this, as well. It turns out that β-hydroxybutyrate acts as, among other things, a histone deacetylase inhibitor.