Improvement in age-related cognitive functions and life expectancy by ketogenic diets

Arne Astrup; Mads Fiil Hjorth

doi:10.1038/nrendo.2017.142

Improvement in age-related cognitive functions and life expectancy by ketogenic diets

Arne Astrup, Mads Fiil Hjorth

Obesity Research

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Abstract

Rodent studies have indicated that low-carbohydrate diets prevent age-related cognitive decline and extend lifespan due to increased circulating levels of ketone bodies. A possible physiological mechanism for how ketone bodies exert this effect might be by improving central nervous system insulin resistance, which makes this finding interesting with regards to the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Volume	13
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	695-696
Number of pages	2
ISSN	1759-5029
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2017.142
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017

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Ageing

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