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Acute and chronic post-exercise ketosis may stimulate recovery from training.
Practitioners might use ketosis strategies to aid recovery in athletes.
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Preliminary evidence suggests that acute and chronic post-exercise ketosis may stimulate recovery from training.
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Based on the mention of both acute and chronic effects in the abstract.
Source
Intermittent Exogenous Ketosis for Athletic Performance, Recovery, and Adaptation
Brianna J. Stubbs et al. · 2022
DOI 10.1093/med/9780197501207.003.0040
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