Instead of being fueled by sugar, as it usually is, it begins to metabolize fat-derived molecules called ketone bodies, hence the term ketogenic diet.

由脂肪转变而来的分子—酮体，取了通常的糖，开始为大脑的新功。因语称之为生酮饮食。

Examining the channels in mouse brains, the researchers infused brain slices with ketone bodies, chemicals produced by the lier when the body is on the ketogenic diet.

在对鼠脑进行的通道研究中，研究者们用机体在生酮膳食时肝脏产生的化合物――酮体来浸泡脑片。