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Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE wrote about '''carbohydrates and brain function''':

Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE wrote about '''carbohydrates and brain function''':

{{Cquote|It’s estimated that when fueled by carbohydrates, the brain needs roughly 110-145 grams of glucose (from the breakdown of carbs you eat) per day in order to function optimally. Most people who follow a typical modern-day high-carb diet eat roughly twice as many carbs as their brains use, providing them with an ample glucose supply.

{{Cquote|It’s estimated that when fueled by carbohydrates, the brain needs roughly 110-145 grams of glucose (from the breakdown of carbs you eat) per day in order to function optimally. Most people who follow a typical modern-day high-carb diet eat roughly twice as many carbs as their brains use, providing them with an ample glucose supply.

For the remainder of the brain’s energy requirement, your liver can make all the glucose needed through a process known as gluconeogenesis (literally “making new glucose”).<ref>[https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/does-the-brain-need-carbs#:~:text=In%20short%3A%20Eating%20carbohydrates%20to,diet%20that's%20entirely%20carb%2Dfree. Food for thought: Does the brain need carbs?] by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, medical review by Dr. Michael Tamber, MD</ref>}}

For the remainder of the brain’s energy requirement, your liver can make all the glucose needed through a process known as gluconeogenesis (literally “making new glucose”).<ref>[https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/does-the-brain-need-carbs#:~:text=In%20short%3A%20Eating%20carbohydrates%20to,diet%20that's%20entirely%20carb%2Dfree. Food for thought: Does the brain need carbs?] by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, medical review by Dr. Michael Tamber, MD</ref>}}

== Low carbohydrate diet and brain function ==

== Low carbohydrate diet and staving off and/or reversing the effect of aging on the brain function ==

 

Stony Brook University reported in 2020 concerning carbohydrates and brain function:

Stony Brook University reported in 2020 concerning carbohydrates and brain function:

{{Cquote|A diet low in carbohydrates could stave off, or even reverse, the effects of aging on the brain, Stony Brook-led research finds.

{{Cquote|A diet low in carbohydrates could stave off, or even reverse, the effects of aging on the brain, Stony Brook-led research finds.

Even in younger adults, under age 50, dietary ketosis (whether achieved after one week of dietary change or 30 minutes after drinking ketones) increased overall brain activity and stabilized functional networks.<ref>[https://news.stonybrook.edu/featuredpost/low-carb-diet-could-boost-brain-health-study-finds/ Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds], Stony Brook University News, 2020</ref>}}

Even in younger adults, under age 50, dietary ketosis (whether achieved after one week of dietary change or 30 minutes after drinking ketones) increased overall brain activity and stabilized functional networks.<ref>[https://news.stonybrook.edu/featuredpost/low-carb-diet-could-boost-brain-health-study-finds/ Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds], Stony Brook University News, 2020</ref>}}

== Refined carbohydrates and brain function ==

== Chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates is associated with relative neurocognitive deficits across the lifespan of individuals ==

Chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates is associated with relative neurocognitive deficits across the lifespan of individuals.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29851417/ Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2018 Jul;21(4):302-307.]</ref>

Chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates is associated with relative neurocognitive deficits across the lifespan of individuals.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29851417/ Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2018 Jul;21(4):302-307.]</ref>

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