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Brain aging shows nonlinear transitions, suggesting a midlife "critical window"

246 pointsby derbOaclast Tuesday at 11:37 PM118 commentsview on HN

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caleb-allenlast Wednesday at 9:31 AM

Of note from the "Acknowledgements" section:

> K.C. is a director of TdeltaS Ltd., a company spun out of the University of Oxford to develop products based on the science of ketone bodies in human nutrition.

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kirykllast Wednesday at 1:31 AM

Doing keto long enough however, your kidneys might wear out before your brain

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casenmgreenlast Wednesday at 4:24 AM

I'm not sure I understand the method.

Is it correct that the study looked at the effect of a single (large) dose of ketones, rather than ongoing consumption?

As I understand it, dosage was 0.395g per kilo of body weight (so about 27g for 70kg subject), and that was it - with measurements of brain activity before and after.

No indication of duration of effect?

I Googled and have found a product on Amazon, which is asking about 30 USD for that dose, which would make daily 900 USD a month (!)

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Kiyo-Lynnlast Wednesday at 6:37 AM

I initially tried keto just to lose weight. But to my surprise, after about three weeks, I started feeling much clearer mentally, and overall just lighter, like something had lifted.

Back then, I thought it was just a coincidence. Now, reading this paper, I’m starting to think it might really have something to do with how the brain gets its energy.

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anonzzzieslast Wednesday at 4:57 AM

What are those supplements as I find a keto diet impossible to maintain.

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cmiller1last Wednesday at 11:05 AM

Absolutely terrible science, the conclusion is a bunch of mechanistic speculation passed off as causal inference, just more keto bro grifters trying to pretend to be scientists.

adaisadaislast Wednesday at 12:16 AM

Can someone give me a TL;DR?

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xeonmclast Wednesday at 12:45 AM

You can also get ketones in nail polish removers.

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1Sebastianlast Wednesday at 8:53 AM

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bethekidyouwantlast Wednesday at 12:18 AM

“Ketones, whether produced endogenously through fasting or low-carbohydrate/high-fat diets or administered exogenously as a supplement, have been shown to improve age-related cognitive decline (23–25) and to restore insulin-resistance-induced deficits in axonal conduction velocity” - Another win for the gym bros

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