Characterization of a high-resolution breath acetone meter for ketosis monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ketone bodies beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and acetone are endogenous products of fatty acid metabolism. Although ketone levels can be monitored by measuring either blood BHB or breath acetone, determining the precise correlation between these two measurement methods has been challenging. The purpose of this study is to characterize the performance of a novel portable breath acetone meter (PBAM) developed by Readout, Inc., to compare single versus multiple daily ketone measurements, and to compare breath acetone (BrAce) and blood BHB measurements.

Methods

We conducted a 14-day prospective observational cohort study of 21 subjects attempting to follow either a low-carbohydrate/ketogenic or a standard diet. Subjects were asked to concurrently measure both blood BH

SUBMITTER: Suntrup Iii DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7520093 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature