Insulin Resistance and Cognition
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The brain is among the highest metabolic rate organs in the body. It needs a lot of energy, and it needs insulin’s help. When the brain becomes insulin resistant, we create an “energy gap” that stems from a genetic level.
Here are the resources that Ben references during the episode:
Study #1 - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144116
Study #2 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25147107/
Study #3 - https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12310
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