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His reading is simplistic, but so is the article: there is no mention about different metabolic states, for instance. The brain depends on a very small quantit
by leovonl 9y ago
His reading is simplistic, but so is the article: there is no mention about different metabolic states, for instance.
The brain depends on a very small quantity of glucose to function - it arguably is more efficient with ketone bodies, for instance [1] - so covering not only glycolysis seems like an incomplete research.
[1] https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-fat-fueled-brain-unnatural-or-advantageous/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-fat...
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