Der Verzicht auf Zucker kann Gehirnzellen helfen, nach einer Verletzung zu überleben

The brain works the best on ketones. It needs very little sugar. Actually the ketones enhance so much the mental clarity, it feels like it was turned off before.

Just broke my arm and tried to cut a mound of sugar in half. Brain doesn’t feel better

That headline is horrendously misleading and contrary to the actual article content. Literally.

TLDR on the article contents:

Diminished metabolism is associated with neurological injuries and disease.
Researchers induced a metabolic stress state so they could study the impact of reduced metabolism on neurons. This was achieved by interrupting glycolysis.
They found that DLK enzyme activity increases in response to the induced cell stress.
The DLK pathway was identified as temporarily supporting cell maintenance, in damaged or at risk cells, but downline reactions result in increased cell loss.
The researchers’ conclusion is basically that modulating DLK activity could reduce gross cell loss if an activity curve can be identified to maximize DLK benefit and minimize long term loss from prolonged stress response.

I don’t care about that nerdy stuff. I just like the way it tastes. Pass the donuts, officer.

They were just talking about this on the Tim Farris podcast last week. Dr. Tommy Wood interview.