Obesity (Silver Spring) February 2018 PMID 29105987

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite.

Brianna J Stubbs, Pete J Cox, Rhys D Evans, Malgorzata Cyranka, Kieran Clarke, Heidi de Wet

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Peak: 7 in Jun 2021
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What people are saying

The overall tone and word choice reflect a high level of enthusiasm and seriousness, with references to scientific studies and practical implications. For example, posts mention that ketones 'suppress appetite' and cite specific research articles, emphasizing both scientific validation and potential real-world impact, which supports an overall perception of high relevance and influence.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions support the findings that ketone esters effectively suppress appetite and ghrelin levels, often citing research studies as evidence.

InterestHigh interest

The varied comments—from researchers seeking information to mentions of training and diet implications—demonstrate high curiosity about the topic's potential applications.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts include detailed references to scientific articles, mention personal research experiences, and discuss mechanisms like exogenous ketones, indicating deep engagement with the subject matter.

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Many discussions highlight the significance of this research for dietary strategies, medical uses, or fasting practices, suggesting the research could influence health and nutrition approaches.

Abstract in brief

  • The study found that consuming a ketone ester (KE) raises blood ketone levels and decreases levels of hunger hormones like ghrelin, leading to reduced appetite and a desire to eat.
  • After drinking KE, participants showed lower blood glucose, insulin, GLP1, and PYY levels 2 to 4 hours later, indicating changes in gut hormones that regulate hunger.
  • Overall, increased blood ketones from KE consumption may directly suppress appetite by lowering ghrelin and influencing other hormones related to hunger and fullness.

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KOJI@プライマルコーチ
@kojija · X

【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85WajaK https://t.co/qDyukiQkZ1

Jun 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 6 shares · 2,314 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

@davidludwigmd Indeed it has ht/ @BriannaStubbs. 1.9 kcal/kg of KE or isocaloric dextrose https://t.co/WuajZ7xAQA https://t.co/Xsr4Zh6zc5

Mar 14, 2024 · 10 likes · 1 share · 114,233 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@DoctorTro @tednaiman @siobhan_huggins @fmahmad88 @KetoCarnivore Ketones do specifically suppress appetite (and ⬇️ghrelin) - whether exo/endogenous (https://t.co/IO9XkcMxZ9) - endogenous ketosis does this irrespective of whether #highfat OR #verylowcalorie

Mar 11, 2020 · 6 likes · 1,433 followers View post →
St Catz, Oxford
@St_Catz · X

Fellow Heidi de Wet’s study has been published in Recent Best of Obesity having been one of the top 20 most read studies published in Obesity in 2017-2018. You can read the study here: https://t.co/of3zAPFfZc

Jul 8, 2019 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 4,547 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@JudyWilsonSINY @fab_inski @DocRunner1 Totally with you! LC/K makes for fasting! Coffee makes for ketosis! Ketones suppress hunger (and other benefits, besides) - makes for a good morning! https://t.co/fsSvjlRv14 https://t.co/hqNmwFArLL https://t.co/9ZLlsl8vqc

Dec 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,433 followers View post →
Ketone-IQ
@ketone · X

@PeterFaberSP @B_Holmer https://t.co/CDB8dIUgEf

Oct 17, 2021 · 1 like · 8,300 followers View post →

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Bradley Chillerman, PhD
@BroChillerman · X

@DrEenfeldt In addition to those satiety mechanisms, ketone bodies themselves suppress appetite. https://t.co/ezwvLo4eaN The implication is that a spc score of 60 that produces ketones maybe be as or more sating than a spc score of 80 that doesn't produce ketones

Mar 14, 2025 · 363 followers View post →
Dr. JB Kirby
@JillKir50408609 · X

@BriannaStubbs Hi! I read your research "A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite" and am very interested!! I'm a nurse researcher and would like info on the Keto Ester drink. You can find more about me https://t.co/6aEuiynAEz

Nov 3, 2024 · 2 followers View post →
Peter Voshol
@Peter_Voshol · X

RT @nicknorwitz: @davidludwigmd Indeed it has ht/ @BriannaStubbs. 1.9 kcal/kg of KE or isocaloric dextrose https://t.co/WuajZ7xAQA https:/…

Mar 16, 2024 · 1 share · 1,896 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

@davidludwigmd Indeed it has ht/ @BriannaStubbs. 1.9 kcal/kg of KE or isocaloric dextrose https://t.co/WuajZ7xAQA https://t.co/Xsr4Zh6zc5

Mar 14, 2024 · 10 likes · 1 share · 114,233 followers View post →
Mike Howard
@lean_minded · X

@BrianWiley_ @DoctorTro @theoliveranwar 2 year drop out rate was 35% for keto.. which isn't too bad.. but still hugher than control group. https://t.co/cDMLWKCoGx

May 29, 2023 · 1,363 followers View post →
Ketone-IQ
@ketone · X

@PeterFaberSP @B_Holmer https://t.co/CDB8dIUgEf

Oct 17, 2021 · 1 like · 8,300 followers View post →
Xing Watanabe
@xingswv55 · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 25, 2021 · 6 shares · 57 followers View post →
おひさま整体院
@ohisamaseitai · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 25, 2021 · 6 shares · 12 followers View post →
Jump up
@up_jumpup · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 25, 2021 · 6 shares · 13 followers View post →
仏の山さん
@aiUif0XXadME7Cn · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 24, 2021 · 6 shares · 501 followers View post →
ken1rock
@ken1rock · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 24, 2021 · 6 shares · 67 followers View post →
金森重樹@ダイエットonlineサロン
@ShigekiKanamori · X

RT @kojija: 【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85…

Jun 24, 2021 · 6 shares · 124,281 followers View post →
KOJI@プライマルコーチ
@kojija · X

【ケトン体濃度と食欲:グレリン】 女性15名の研究 ケトン体群はグルコース群と比較して 飢餓感⇩ 食欲⇩ 満腹感⇧ インスリン⇩ グレリン⇩ ケトン体濃度上昇でグレリン低下 断食時にお腹が空かない理由の一つ https://t.co/XrL85WajaK https://t.co/qDyukiQkZ1

Jun 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 6 shares · 2,314 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@DoctorTro @tednaiman @siobhan_huggins @fmahmad88 @KetoCarnivore Ketones do specifically suppress appetite (and ⬇️ghrelin) - whether exo/endogenous (https://t.co/IO9XkcMxZ9) - endogenous ketosis does this irrespective of whether #highfat OR #verylowcalorie

Mar 11, 2020 · 6 likes · 1,433 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@KenDBerryMD Ketones ⬇️ appetite (whether exo/endogenous) https://t.co/hqNmwFArLL ...and coffee ⬆️ ketogenesis! https://t.co/6l0hbljCdy Very relevant for pre-surgical fasting, as water (tea/coffee, or even salt/electrolyte water) is allowed 1-2hrs pre-GA - as is exercise #preopfast https://t.co/qBKmEUuHzB

Mar 11, 2020 · 1,433 followers View post →
David Wyant
@wyadvd · X

@EckEckDragon This is one measuring grehlin on exogenous ketones . Plenty more on endogenous ketones . They suppress appetite and hunger hormones . https://t.co/RYhnqTzZGj

Feb 12, 2020 · 2,689 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@ProfTimNoakes @MigraineBook @lchfRD @fitevolutionary @raphaels7 @cocoadog @Ttowndick @ChrisMasterjohn @Nestle Exogenous ketone suppresses appetite, without ‘ketogenic diet’ 2018 Stubbs Cox “A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite” doi: 10.1002/oby.22051 https://t.co/3tj05vCpGo https://t.co/5t7cww4UsP

Jan 19, 2020 · 1 like · 1,433 followers View post →
Agnes Ayton
@AgnesAyton · X

RT @upyrbike: @AgnesAyton Complex inter-relationship between ketosis and appetite, against backdrop of carb-pushing binge-environment Grea…

Dec 24, 2019 · 1 share · 7,428 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@AgnesAyton Complex inter-relationship between ketosis and appetite, against backdrop of carb-pushing binge-environment Great to see your recent paper - https://t.co/mtf9R1yq6t Ketosis is anorexigenic - https://t.co/l69GNJcDwT https://t.co/A7cQLmlw8h

Dec 24, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,433 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

@JudyWilsonSINY @fab_inski @DocRunner1 Totally with you! LC/K makes for fasting! Coffee makes for ketosis! Ketones suppress hunger (and other benefits, besides) - makes for a good morning! https://t.co/fsSvjlRv14 https://t.co/hqNmwFArLL https://t.co/9ZLlsl8vqc

Dec 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,433 followers View post →
Shaun Scott
@upyrbike · X

RT @BriannaStubbs: The second paper from my thesis is now published: "A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite"

Dec 5, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,433 followers View post →
JayRuben
@JayRuben6 · X

@MLMPowerFamily Extreme care with ketogenic diets - dangerous w/o assistance from medical professional - these products are investments by the researchers! "Professor Kieran Clarke and Dr. Pete Cox, as inventors, will receive a share of the royalties" https://t.co/0jDaBtqqIW #NUT390R

Nov 2, 2019 View post →
Stephen Richards
@Anvil_GayLTR · X

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite https://t.co/7ziGNJv5Qn

Sep 24, 2019 · 982 followers View post →
Stephen Richards
@Anvil_GayLTR · X

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite https://t.co/7ziGNJv5Qn

Sep 24, 2019 · 982 followers View post →
Stephen Richards
@Anvil_GayLTR · X

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite https://t.co/7ziGNJv5Qn

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Stephen Richards
@Anvil_GayLTR · X

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite https://t.co/7ziGNJv5Qn

Sep 24, 2019 · 982 followers View post →
Andrew Walley
@AndrewGenomics · X

RT @ObesitySociety: Effect of Ketone Ester Drink on Plasma Grehlin and Appetite  https://t.co/CfnBYnxV6U #ObesityJournal

Aug 22, 2019 · 1 share · 206 followers View post →
The Obesity Society
@ObesitySociety · X

Effect of Ketone Ester Drink on Plasma Grehlin and Appetite  https://t.co/CfnBYnxV6U #ObesityJournal

Aug 22, 2019 · 1 share · 34,082 followers View post →
ENDALA klinika zdraví
@endalaclinic · X

A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite - Stubbs - 2018 - Obesity - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/tIYnTHiCTV

Jul 14, 2019 · 254 followers View post →
Brianna Stubbs
@BriannaStubbs · X

RT @St_Catz: Fellow Heidi de Wet’s study has been published in Recent Best of Obesity having been one of the top 20 most read studies publi…

Jul 9, 2019 · 3 shares · 4,013 followers View post →
Chris Maslanka
@ChrisMaslanka · X

RT @St_Catz: Fellow Heidi de Wet’s study has been published in Recent Best of Obesity having been one of the top 20 most read studies publi…

Jul 8, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,321 followers View post →
Marc Mulholland
@katheder · X

RT @St_Catz: Fellow Heidi de Wet’s study has been published in Recent Best of Obesity having been one of the top 20 most read studies publi…

Jul 8, 2019 · 3 shares · 2,864 followers View post →
St Catz, Oxford
@St_Catz · X

Fellow Heidi de Wet’s study has been published in Recent Best of Obesity having been one of the top 20 most read studies published in Obesity in 2017-2018. You can read the study here: https://t.co/of3zAPFfZc

Jul 8, 2019 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 4,547 followers View post →
Leigh A. Frame
@PhD_Leigh · X

Jan 11, 2019 · 1 share · 4,946 followers View post →
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