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Is It a Mass Public Experiment?
The brain is made of fat. The kinds of fats we eat, I think are highly relevant to the brain. We don't know the effect of a chronic lifetime exposure to these highly easily oxidizable oils that they have on the brain. When present, like in circulation, up to 60% of the brain's energy needs can be furnished by ketone bodies. But if you're not in ketosis and your brain is struggling with hypometabolism, then it's like dying for fuel essentially. That's the story.