EPISODE · Apr 30, 2021 · 52 MIN
Insulin Resistance and Cognition
from The Metabolic Classroom with Dr. Ben Bikman
The brain is among the highest metabolic rate organs in the body. It needs a lot of energy, and it needs insulin’s help. When the brain becomes insulin resistant, we create an “energy gap” that stems from a genetic level.Here are the resources that Ben references during the episode:Study #1 - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144116Study #2 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25147107/Study #3 - https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12310Learn more at Insulin IQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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