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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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Normal Aging Isn't About a Decrease in Energy Metabolism

The decline in mitochondrial density is not driving these brain changes. These are driven by just rearrangements and neural networks, where emotion cognitive concentration and emotional cognition peak at age 45,. comprehension, vocabulary and judgment peak at around 60. And also there's people that despite these processes universally peaking at these ages, there are people who age to age 80 and just have what they call super-agers.

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