Beneficial Effects Of Ketone Bodies (KB) From Endocrine and Metabolic Points of View

The inaugural issue of “SunText Review of Endocrine Care” has been published. As the sun and moon shine during the day and at night, this journal will illuminate the world's medical community for long. When looking back the history of human being, the evolution of metabolic programs was observed. Under favourable and unfavourable environment, anabolic and maintenance program were continued, respectively. Food deficiency resulted in elevated ketone bodies (KB), which became important energy producing system in addition to glucose metabolism. Recent topics concerning KB include beneficial mechanism for cardiovascular disease, efficacy for neurodegenerative diseases and supplementation with exogenous KB.