About this trial
Sleep deprivation is a major problem in military populations. Some major consequences of sleep loss are inability to concentrate, poor work efficiency, and increase in errors during daily tasks. Ketogenic supplementation is speculated to alleviate some sleep deprivation issues via action of ketones. Ketones are small molecules that appear in the blood when following a ketogenic diet or consuming ketone supplements. The goal of this project is to find out if diet and/or ketones can improve sleep deprivation detriments over 5 days of sleep restriction (-50% from habitual sleep).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy, 18-40 years old.
BMI: 20-35 kg/m2
Sleep at least 7h per night.
Willing to participate in ~9-weeks of testing and provided food.
Disqualifiers
<18 or >40 years of age
>35 body mass index (BMI).
Diagnosed sleeping disorders (i.e., sleep apnea, insomnia).
Gastrointestinal disorders or food allergies that would interfere with consuming the study supplements.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Ketogenic Intervention
- Mediterranean Intervention
- Placebo
- Ketone Ester