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FoundMyFitness · April 28, 2024 · 180m
Developing a Well-Designed Ketogenic Diet and Harnessing Its Benefits
Dr. D'Agostino on designing optimal ketogenic diets for different goals — weight loss, cognitive performance, cancer adjunct therapy, and epilepsy management. Exogenous ketones as supplements vs. dietary ketosis. The Mediterranean-keto hybrid.
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D'Agostino: the brain can derive 60-70% of its energy from ketones, bypassing glucose metabolism entirely. For conditions involving impaired glucose metabolism in the brain (Alzheimer's, epilepsy, TBI), ketones provide a rescue fuel that improves cognitive function.
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Exogenous ketones can provide cognitive benefits without full dietary ketosis
D'Agostino: ketone supplements (ketone esters, ketone salts) raise blood ketone levels to 1-3 mM within 30 minutes, providing many of the cognitive and anti-inflammatory benefits of ketosis without restricting carbohydrates.Was this useful?