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Does glucose handling in the brain decline with age? And if so, does this serve as a rationale to supplement with MCT oil to prevent cognitive decline? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #304

Mastering Nutrition

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Excitotoxicity and the Loss of Energy Metabolism

Energy metabolism and antioxidant defense are so inextricably linked that there is a vicious cycle between the two. In skeletal muscle, mitochondrial density declines by 8% per decade,. beginning at least as early as the 20s. A loss of either one of these will cause a loss of the other.

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