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* The range of 2 to 7 mmol/L<ref name="Vanitallie-2005"/> or 2 to 5 mmol/L<ref name="Veech-2001"/> has been suggested in some literature as a "therapeutic" range.
* A study of 74 children on the ketogenic diet for epilepsy found that blood BOHB levels of greater than 4 mmol/L were correlated with better seizure control than those with lower levels<ref name="Gilbert-2000"/>.
* A 28 day study of five Parkinson's patients on the Ketogenic Diet had blood BOHB levels averaging 6.6 mmol/L (range 4.8 to 8.9) and showed some signs of improvements, though the study was too small for any conclusions to be drawn <ref name="Vanitallie-2005"/>.
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From "Physiological roles of ketone bodies as substrates and signals in mammalian tissues"<ref name="Robinson-1980"/>:
