A ketogenic diet improves cognition and has biochemical effects in prefrontal cortex that are dissociable from hippocampus

AR Hernandez, CM Hernandez, K Campos… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Age-related cognitive decline has been linked to a diverse set of neurobiological
mechanisms, including bidirectional changes in proteins critical for neuron function …

A novel ketone-supplemented diet improves recognition memory and hippocampal mitochondrial efficiency in healthy adult mice

ER Saito, CE Warren, CM Hanegan, JG Larsen… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive impairment are common symptoms in many
neurologic and psychiatric disorders, as well as nonpathological aging. Ketones have been …

Brain and behavioral perturbations in rats following Western diet access

SL Hargrave, TL Davidson, TJ Lee, KP Kinzig - Appetite, 2015 - Elsevier
Energy dense “Western” diets (WD) are known to cause obesity as well as learning and
memory impairments, blood–brain barrier damage, and psychological disturbances …

Ketogenic diet ameliorates cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Y Xu, C Jiang, J Wu, P Liu, X Deng… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder that
causes dementia and affects millions of people worldwide. Although it has devastating …

The antiepileptic ketogenic diet alters hippocampal transporter levels and reduces adiposity in aged rats

AR Hernandez, CM Hernandez… - The Journals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Nutritional ketosis is induced by high fat/low carbohydrate dietary regimens, which produce
high levels of circulating ketone bodies, shifting metabolism away from glucose utilization …

Ketogenic diet improves motor performance but not cognition in two mouse models of Alzheimer's pathology

ML Brownlow, L Benner, D D'Agostino, MN Gordon… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Dietary manipulations are increasingly viewed as possible approaches to treating
neurodegenerative diseases. Previous studies suggest that Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

The effects of dietary interventions on brain aging and neurological diseases

F Lobo, J Haase, S Brandhorst - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary interventions can ameliorate age-related neurological decline. Decades of research
of in vitro studies, animal models, and clinical trials support their ability and efficacy to …

Modified ketogenic diet is associated with improved cerebrospinal fluid biomarker profile, cerebral perfusion, and cerebral ketone body uptake in older adults at risk for …

BJ Neth, A Mintz, C Whitlow, Y Jung, KS Sai… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is currently no established therapy to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease. The
ketogenic diet supplies an alternative cerebral metabolic fuel, with potential neuroprotective …

[HTML][HTML] Can ketones help rescue brain fuel supply in later life? Implications for cognitive health during aging and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

SC Cunnane, A Courchesne-Loyer… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
We propose that brain energy deficit is an important pre-symptomatic feature of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) that requires closer attention in the development of AD therapeutics. Our …

The impact of dietary energy intake on cognitive aging

MP Mattson - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Rodents that are insulin resistant and obese as the result of genetic factors, overeating
and/or a sedentary lifestyle, exhibit cognitive deficits that worsen with advancing age …