Posted on 10/05/2021 7:09:35 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity.
People with obesity are known to be at a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative diseases.
This new study found that giving a ketone supplement three times a day for 14 days enhanced blood flow to the brain and improved aspects of cognitive function, like working memory and processing speed, in adults with obesity.
Supplements specifically containing the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate (B-OHB) that are safe for human consumption are relatively new and have mostly been investigated for physical performance (in sports and military settings).
It has previously been shown that ketone supplements are beneficial for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.
In this study, the researchers have extended these findings by demonstrating that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity, who are at risk of developing neurocognitive impairment.
Adults with obesity volunteered to consume either a ketone supplement or a taste-matched placebo supplement three times per day, 15 minutes before each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
They measured cognitive function using validated tests via an application on an iPad, and measured brain blood flow using what's called a duplex ultrasound of the extra-cranial (neck) arteries.
They also took blood samples to measure hormones that are like fertilizer for the brain, helping neurons grow and improving cognitive functions.
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Why not make the fix for free in your own body?
BTTT
So...huh?
Get fat, take a pill to think clearly and then what?
Zen peace with Kung Pao & Dominos?
Sounds like more researchers trying to justify their grants...
Health ping.
I have to agree that the study misses the boat by showing ketones help obese people think, but leaves it at that.
Your comment hits the nail on the head.
The most basic ketone is acetone. That will clean out most anything.
You can also produce keytones by fasting. something that fat people hate to do.
I have my moments.
Can’t be the ketones: I had a burger for lunch.
So where’s the “free” you mentioned in your headline?
Send me $39.95 for shipping and handling for your free beta-hydroxybutyrate (B-OHB).
You have to do a keto diet, then your body makes it for you for free.
For a limited time, only.
The first thing that comes to mind when I consider “hungry fat person” is NOT ‘logical thinker’...
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are the problems.
Intermittent fasting with one or two LOW CARB meals a day is better.
OMG. Good luck with that overly-simplistic view.
My ketones were 1.6 at midnight last night. I’ve been on the zero carb carnivore diet for three years.
r “hungry fat person” is NOT ‘logical thinker’
The hunger —or rather the cravings—come from the bacteria in the lower gut.
Much of obesity comes as a result of too much sugar and refined carbs in the diet. (refined carbs convert directly into sugar with zero nutritional benefits.)
Sugar is in nearly everything.
Breaking the sugar habit is harder than breaking out of alcoholism. Sugar and alcohol are two sides of the same coin.
You have to be vigilant when you go to the grocery stores.
People who drink alcohol are healthier.
a good case can be made for red wine because of the resveratrol in the red wine—but then only in moderation. but not for beer or hard liquor.
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