A large meta-analysis finds the diet is linked to removing plaque from the brain.involves eating a high percentage of fat and few carbohydrates. This forces the body into a metabolic state called ketosis, which involves burning fat for energy instead of glucose. The diet also leads to lower blood sugar and insulin levels.
Researchers are also investigating the keto diet as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. They’ve already established that Alzheimer’s disease decreases the brain’s ability to use glucose. Studies have found the brain’s ability to metabolize glucose is impaired up to 15 years before the onset of the clinical symptoms for Alzheimer’s disease. Preliminary evidence suggests the keto diet could provide an alternate source of energy—ketone bodies—as a source of brain fuel.
The review also found evidence that the keto diet reduces markers of dysfunction for astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain that help provide brain cells with electrolytes and energy and assist in repairing damage. It found the keto diet helps to reduce levels of neurofilament light chain, a biomarker typically present when there is neuronal damage in the brain.
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