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To: Red Badger
Yep carbohydrates are a killer -

A High Fat, Low Carbohydrate Diet Improves Alzheimer's Disease In Mice

Science Daily — Mice with the mouse model of Alzheimer's disease show improvements in their condition when treated with a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. A report published today in the peer-reviewed, open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, showed that a brain protein, amyloid-beta,which is an indicator of Alzheimer's disease, is reduced in mice on the so-called ketogenic diet.

28 posted on 09/26/2007 2:46:45 PM PDT by Varda
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To: Varda

I’m definitely ok with the “high fat” part!...............


29 posted on 09/26/2007 2:49:44 PM PDT by Red Badger (ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back!)
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To: Varda; All

I wonder if a very low carb diet would help with Parkinson’s. Does anyone know?


47 posted on 09/26/2007 6:41:59 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: Varda

The problem with the diet is people get sick from all the grease and fat and lack of carbs.


57 posted on 09/26/2007 8:09:12 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Varda

isn’t your brain just full of fat?

have to leave and drink some olive oil....i am still looking for my weed pulling gloves...maybe it will come to me


60 posted on 09/26/2007 8:15:40 PM PDT by Taffini
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