Does the brain need carbohydrates?
June 3 2017 by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD![Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD]()
in About membership, Dr. Eric Westman, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Dr. Sarah Hallberg, Low carb & high fat
in About membership, Dr. Eric Westman, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Dr. Sarah Hallberg, Low carb & high fat
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Low carb can be great for losing weight and lowering blood glucose. But isn’t it dangerous for the brain? Doesn’t the brain need carbohydrates in order to function?
We asked some of the top low-carb doctors in the world to give their quick and spontaneous answers, and made the video above (transcript).
Here are the doctors in the video:
0:20 Dr. Sarah Hallberg
1:21 Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
1:48 Dr. Jason Fung
3:59 Dr. Peter Brukner
4:54 Dr. Eric Westman
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