%0 Journal Article %T Fueling Ketone Metabolism Quenches Salt-Induced Hypertension %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2019.01.004 %X Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which diet and exercise regulate disease has the potential to help identify new treatments. In their recent study, Chakraborty et al. ( Cell Reports 2018;25:677¨C689) discovered that supplementation with a metabolic precursor produced ¦Â-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), counteracting the pathological effects of high-salt diet-induced hypertension, suggesting a new treatment modality %U https://www.cell.com/trends/endocrinology-metabolism/fulltext/S1043-2760(19)30008-6