Eating More Ketones May Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease

[Julieanne]

Society for Neuroscience
December 9, 2019

Dietary intervention restores protective protein and decreases death rate in mice

A ketone-supplemented diet may protect neurons from death during the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.

Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...1209131948.htm

[Islander]

I admit I had to look up ketones. Here's what I found:
"Ketones are chemicals made in your liver. You produce them when you don't have enough insulin in your body to turn sugar (or glucose) into energy. You need another source, so your body uses fat instead. Your liver turns this fat into ketones, a type of acid, and sends them into your bloodstream."

[grulla]

Hence the possible need of MCT8 (caprylic acid) oil for ketosis as one gets older.
http://www.naturallyenergisednutriti.../mct-oil.html#