2/5
Weak
evidence
Endurance evidence brief
Ketone esters / salts
Raises blood ketones, but systematic reviews do not show reliable acute performance improvements.
Headline Finding
Systematic reviews report higher ketones without consistent acute endurance or power-performance gains.
Dose Context
Products differ substantially between ketone salts, esters, and precursors; cost and tolerability are major issues.
Important Caveat
Do not confuse ketogenic diets, medical ketone research, and acute exogenous ketone products.
Source Drawer
Linked Research
- Systematic review Ketone performance systematic review
- Systematic review PubMed systematic review record
- Meta-analysis Exercise meta-analysis summary
- Review Endurance performance review
- Review Acute effects review
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