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A secondary objective was to evaluate changes in biochemical markers associated with inflammatory and cognitive responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Adults who were overweight or obese participated in a 6-week controlled-feeding intervention comparing hypocaloric diets (\u223c75% of energy expenditure). KD groups received twice daily ketone salt (KD + KS;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 12) or a flavor-matched placebo, free of minerals (KD + PL;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 13). A separate group of age and BMI matched adults were later assigned to an isoenergetic low-fat diet (LFD;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 12) as comparison to KD. Mood was assessed by shortened Profile of Mood States and Visual Analog Mood Scale surveys. Cognitive function was determined by the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics mental test battery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both KD groups achieved nutritional ketosis. Fasting serum glucose decreased in both KD groups, whereas glucose was unaffected in the LFD. Insulin decreased at week 2 and remained lower in all groups. At week 2, depression scores in the KD + PL group were higher compared to KD + KS. Performance in the math processing and go\/no-go cognitive tests were lower for KD + PL and LFD participants, respectively, compared to KD + KS. Serum leptin levels decreased for all groups throughout the study but were higher for KD + KS group at week 6. Serum TNF-\u03b1 steadily increased for LFD participants, reaching significance at week 6.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During a short-term hypocaloric diet, no indication of a consistent decline in mood or cognitive function were seen in participants following either KD, despite KD + PL being relatively low in sodium. 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