Paul Saladino· MD
I think what's happening there is basically the ketogenic diet is causing oxidative stress that's increasing the demand for glutathione and the hippocampus and there's a reaction to that that makes more glutathione
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
I think what's happening there is basically the ketogenic diet is causing oxidative stress that's increasing the demand for glutathione and the hippocampus and there's a reaction to that that makes more glutathione
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I would absolutely hedge my bets on ketogenic diets lowering whole body glutathione synthesis markers but I don't believe anyone's studied a clearly in humans before