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WHEN the blood levels of ketones and other metabolites were studied in athletes and non-athletes during and after running for 1.5 h, the subjects in athletic training showed hardly any post-exercise ketosis whereas the untrained group had a considerable rise of ketones after exercise, even though their level of activity was much less1. The difference may be related to the hormonal regulation of metabolism during exercise. Growth hormone secretion is known to occur during exercise2 and subjects in regular athletic training have a smaller rise compared with non-athletes3. We have investigated the relationship between ketosis and growth hormone secretion.
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JOHNSON, R., SULAIMAN, W. & WEBSTER, M. Human Growth Hormone and Ketosis in Athletes and Non-athletes. Nature 236, 119–120 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236119a0
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