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

Article link and extract are below.

It is still speculation that there is a direct application to human
diet, but is sounds interesting to hear the explanation of the findings
in mice.

"Most studies of the deleterious effects of fat have been done in the
presence of high carbohydrate." Interesting statement.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1017072307.htm

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Richard Feinman, editor of the journal (Nutrition and Metabolism),
explains the relation between nutrients: "You might say that fat is the
bomb, and insulin (from carbohydrate) is the fuse. Most studies of the
deleterious effects of fat have been done in the presence of high
carbohydrate. If carbs are high, dietary fat is not oxidized and is
instead stored as body fat." When carbohydrates are very low and fat is
high, compounds called ketone bodies are generated (ketosis) and these
compounds may play a role in the observed reduction in amyloid-beta. In
association with a group from University of Washington led by Dr.
Suzanne Craft, Henderson has previously shown cognitive improvement in
patients with mild AD who were given a diet that raises ketone bodies.

In an accompanying editorial, Feinman says, "Although it is too early to
tell how the results will fit into the treatment of AD, the implication
for diet in general is also important." The primacy of insulin as a
control element is the basis of popular weight-loss diets based on
carbohydrate restriction. Such regimens allow dieters to regulate fat
and calorie intake by appetite alone as long as carbohydrate intake
remains minimal. Feinman points out, "Henderson's effort is one of
several recent studies that point the way to understanding metabolism
beyond the issues surrounding simple fat reduction."


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1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplimental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)