“One of the proposed benefits of the ketogenic diet, particularly for the anti-seizure effects that it has for epileptics, is really that it shifts this redox potential. And that the additional—I’m pretty sure it’s NAD+ goes up. NAD+ over NADH, when you’re on the ketogenic diet for a while, that it’s actually the excess NAD+ that is providing the therapeutic benefit. This is one of the proposed mechanisms of action for the benefit of the ketogenic diet in something like epilepsy.”
—Dr. Trey Suntrup, PhD in physics and engineering; Healthy Rebellion Radio – Salty Talk 17
Dr. Trey Suntrup was discussing this off the top of his head and he mentioned there is the remote possibility he may have the ratio backwards. He said he is pretty sure it is NAD+ that goes up but anyone viewing this citation should review the literature and make sure it’s not backwards.