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They have a defective CPT1A enzyme so they're body can't produce ketones very well. It lead to a high infant mortality, but despite that has been selected for
by JamesBarney 4y ago
They have a defective CPT1A enzyme so they're body can't produce ketones very well. It lead to a high infant mortality, but despite that has been selected for in Inuit populations.
- wyager 4y agoThis paper contests the notion that this has to do with possible negative side effects of prolonged ketosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32088118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32088118/