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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

the brain also needs carbs


17 posted on 10/10/2005 5:30:52 AM PDT by since1868 (GO YANKEES!!!)
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To: since1868

Mine gets plenty of both in ice cream.


18 posted on 10/10/2005 5:38:32 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: since1868
the brain also needs carbs

Like the rest of your body, your brain will preferentially metabolize glucose.
But if blood glucose is restricted, it run just fine on b-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and acetone.

27 posted on 10/10/2005 6:29:01 AM PDT by dread78645 (Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
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To: since1868
the brain also needs carbs

Actually, it can run on ketones just fine. Many people in the Arctic for centuries have lived their whole post-weaning lives on diets with almost no carbs and been just fine.

39 posted on 10/10/2005 9:26:28 PM PDT by Rytwyng
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