The brain can only run on glucose. I believe this is why there is such a mass push against sugar.
You either use sugar/starch to get the glucose or stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol to turn fat/muscle/organs into glucose.
It is more that high-fructose corn syrup is used instead of straight sucrose, that is bad. Also, if B vitamins are low, there can be difficulty metabolizing sugar, so fruit/honey/maple syrup are probably better.
Not even true. The body switches to ketones only when it is severely injured. It runs on those ketones almost like it knows other fuel is not incoming. Mothers milk is around 53/54% body fat so babies brains don’t get a lot in the way of glucose. Ketones are good fuel for both body and brain.
The brain can only run on glucose. I believe this is why there is such a mass push against sugar.
You either use sugar/starch to get the glucose or stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol to turn fat/muscle/organs into glucose.
It is more that high-fructose corn syrup is used instead of straight sucrose, that is bad. Also, if B vitamins are low, there can be difficulty metabolizing sugar, so fruit/honey/maple syrup are probably better.
Not even true. The body switches to ketones only when it is severely injured. It runs on those ketones almost like it knows other fuel is not incoming. Mothers milk is around 53/54% body fat so babies brains don’t get a lot in the way of glucose. Ketones are good fuel for both body and brain.