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Diet & Exercise

7 Ketogenic Diet Improves Exercise Response in High Blood Sugar Conditions, Study Finds

A Virginia Tech study published in Nature Communications found that mice on a high-fat ketogenic diet normalized their blood sugar and showed dramatically improved muscle response to exercise, including better oxygen utilization and increased endurance fiber development. The research suggests that for people with elevated blood sugar, increasing fat intake rather than restricting it may help the body gain greater benefits from physical activity.

• Mice on a ketogenic diet normalized blood sugar within one week, as if they did not have diabetes
• Ketogenic diet led to muscle remodeling, increasing oxidative capacity and aerobic exercise response
• Study published February 25, 2026 in Nature Communications by Sarah Lessard at Virginia Tech

Sources: ScienceDaily AI Web Searched