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Agora2020 t1_j0owewt wrote

Reply to comment by r0cafe1a in Cerebrovascular insulin receptors are defective in Alzheimer’s disease by BlitzOrion

You read all over the ketogenic diet helps Alzheimer’s. But I don’t understand because keytone is supposed to be harder to break down vs glucose.

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BafangFan t1_j0stxq3 wrote

Cells don't need Insulin to uptake ketones. The brain can readily burn ketones when they are available.

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StuartGotz t1_j0rwzw1 wrote

In principle, a ketogenic diet keeps insulin levels steady and low, minimizing insulin resistance. People do ingest some carbohydrate (low glycemic load) and the body does produce some glucose via gluconeogenesis.

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