EPISODE · Jul 26, 2024 · 0 MIN
The Brain &Hypoglycemia
from Metabolism Made Easy · host A J Ghalayini, Ph.D.
This podcast the dependence of the brain on glucose as an energy source. Although the brain can use ketone bodies, it only does that in prolonged fasts. Instead the brain can instruct other organs to release hormones that will restore blood glucose.
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This podcast the dependence of the brain on glucose as an energy source. Although the brain can use ketone bodies, it only does that in prolonged fasts. Instead the brain can instruct other organs to release hormones that will restore blood glucose.
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The Brain &Hypoglycemia
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