Biochemical Pathway
Ketogenesis
Fatty acid → ketone bodies during fasting / very-low-carb states
Primary cofactors
The load-bearing nutrients — if these are deficient, this pathway slows down. Click any to see daily targets, food sources, and supplements that supply it.
Additional cofactors
Nutrients that contribute to this pathway but aren’t the single load-bearing inputs.
Related pathways
Pathways that share a load-bearing cofactor with this one.
Lipids
Cholesterol/triglyceride handling, β-oxidation of fatty acids
HPA Axis
Cortisol synthesis, adrenal cofactor supply, calming neurochemistry
β-Oxidation
Fatty acid → acetyl-CoA inside mitochondria; carnitine shuttle
Steroidogenesis
Cholesterol → pregnenolone → sex + adrenal steroids (testosterone, cortisol, estradiol)