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Hiroshi Bando Author
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Affiliation
Diabetes, Psychosomatic Medicine, Primary Care, Life Style Related Disease
Tokushima University/ Medical Research, Nakashowa 1-61, Tokushima 770-0943, Japan
Biography
Dr. Bando graduated from Tokushima University in 1981. After obtaining the ECFMG certificate, he participated the family practice residency training in United States. He got the degree of Doctors of Medicine in 1989, and engaged in the research of endocrine and metabolic medicine in Tokushima University as an instructor and associate professor. He has been board member and specialist in several medical societies, such as diabetes, primary care, anti-aging medicine, integrated medicine (IM), psychosomatic medicine.
Publications
Short Article Open Access
The Role of Ketone Bodies is Indispensable to Human Life
Author(s): Hiroshi Bando
As to the metabolic situation at birth on animal species, there seem to be two patterns. One is the brains of neurologically precocial and mature species, and another is the brains of neurologically non-precocial and immature species including rat and human. The former can have ability of for complete oxidation of glucose, which is aerobic glycolysis. However, the latter would utilize a mixed metabolism of glucose and ketone bodies in order to generate energetic and synthetic activities. In summary, KB has an important role for human’s life. It can generate energy during fetus and newborn and necessary occasion without glucose depletion. In middle age, KB would be useful for nutritional therapy for metabolic syndrome, and for anti-aging medicine. For aged people, KB may ... view more»
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