The findings could have uses beyond Alzheimer's disease, experts told 'Newsweek.'
efforts to understand the development of Alzheimer's have focused on the build-up of a toxic compound called amyloid-beta in the brain. But scientists believe that, perhaps even before a person's cognition suffers, brain regions might undergo what is known as"neuronal network hyperexcitability."
Cheng said eating foods containing the specific ketone supplement given to mice provides a"good example" that increasing SIRT3 levels"may offer a promising therapeutic target for protecting against age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease."Newsweek no specific foods contain ketones in amounts that are physiologically or medically relevant. But some foods contain compounds that, when metabolized, can be converted into ketones, such as some mid-chain triglycerides. However, these foods raise blood ketones only modestly and may bring with them some undesirable side effects, especially with regard to circulating triglycerides and cholesterol.
Experts who didn't work on the study urged members of the public to approach the findings with caution, and highlighted known ways to prevent the condition that
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