But book "Willpower" mentions a lot of research where glucose did a lot positive for, well, not cognition, but for Willpower, ego depletion, and resilience.
Comparative assessments of dietary sugars on cognitive performance (2018)
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#12It's only N=1 anecdata but since going to a VLC/Keto diet I've felt cognitively sharper (in addition to other benefits like losing weight, needing less sleep, etc).
I've read that keto diets cause brain fog. I searched it quickly and a bunch of results turned up, too. Is keto intended to be a long term diet?
Some would say keto is a way of eating as opposed to a diet that can been seen as a temporary change of eating habits.
I've never heard anybody say that keto causes brain fog. In fact a lot of people describes the opposite result which I would think most search results are about. There's also something called "keto flu" which some people experience for some time when they switch to a keto diet.
These terms are pretty vague and the best way to get a better understanding is too try keto yourself. It's just a different way if eating. You don't have to cook fancy meals and you can stop at any time.
Re: Comparative assessments of dietary sugars on cognitive performance (2018)
#13It's only N=1 anecdata but since going to a VLC/Keto diet I've felt cognitively sharper (in addition to other benefits like losing weight, needing less sleep, etc).
I've read that keto diets cause brain fog. I searched it quickly and a bunch of results turned up, too. Is keto intended to be a long term diet?
I’m 4 years into carbohydrate recovery and strict keto. I expect to live the rest of my life this way. I have not experienced brain fog after my first few weeks of withdrawal.
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#14But book "Willpower" mentions a lot of research where glucose did a lot positive for, well, not cognition, but for Willpower, ego depletion, and resilience.
The research on that whole area of psychology is inclusive at best, despite making a fun and compelling narrative.
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#15But book "Willpower" mentions a lot of research where glucose did a lot positive for, well, not cognition, but for Willpower, ego depletion, and resilience.
The research on that whole area of psychology is inclusive at best, despite making a fun and compelling narrative. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29591537/
Inconclusive?
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I've read that keto diets cause brain fog. I searched it quickly and a bunch of results turned up, too. Is keto intended to be a long term diet?
I’m 4 years into carbohydrate recovery and strict keto. I expect to live the rest of my life this way. I have not experienced brain fog after my first few weeks of withdrawal.
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#17It's only N=1 anecdata but since going to a VLC/Keto diet I've felt cognitively sharper (in addition to other benefits like losing weight, needing less sleep, etc).
This is probably from the increase in cortisol that accompanies VLC. I get the same feeling with alternate day fasting.
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I've read that keto diets cause brain fog. I searched it quickly and a bunch of results turned up, too. Is keto intended to be a long term diet?
Some would say keto is a way of eating as opposed to a diet that can been seen as a temporary change of eating habits. I've never heard anybody say that keto causes brain fog. In fact a lot of people describes the opposite result which I would think most search results are about. There's also something called "keto flu" which some people experience for some time when they switch to a keto diet. These terms are pretty…
I did keto for 5 months or so back in 2014. I found the brain fog description very apt. I couldn't think beyond a couple of moves ahead, which began affecting my work. Going back to a normal diet I was fine again.
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#19It's only N=1 anecdata but since going to a VLC/Keto diet I've felt cognitively sharper (in addition to other benefits like losing weight, needing less sleep, etc).
You can get the same effect with much less lifestyle disruption just by exercising. Specifically low intensity cardio trains your body to metabolize fat efficiently.
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#20Ah, trendy bro science.
If you think glucose is bad for you, you lack a rudimentary understanding of biology. No, ketones do not replace glucose. But it’s ok because you probably lack rudimentary understanding of protein and most other health related things.
Keep up the zealotry.