This post is for Fitness Conversations and The Education of a Fitness Professional and my fellow RDs and health professionals that couldnt make it to the 1st day of the pre conference of the supplements conference. Disclaimer: These are my thoughts and notes and dont necessarily reflect precisely what Dr. Perlmutter has said word for word. So if John Moore or Charlene Giordano could tell their thoughts, that would probably help out. Mind you, me and someone else I wont mention had plenty of drinks, so this may be a bit sloppy lol. This is specifically about Dr. Perlmutters talk: Angelique Crandall, if you can chime in also, be my guest. My first impressions of the doc is that he is very charismatic, engaging, keeps the audience attentive, and knows how to entertain as he gives his thoughts on why he feels that a higher fat diet is the way to go for brain health. Here are his key points that I thought were worth noting - schematic of what happens in brain disease(s): hello macrophages (those little bastards love to eat garbage)-->inflammatory cytokines-->oxidative stress-->mitochondrial failure-->neuronal death-->decrease of chemicals needed for good brain health essentially -says this: must focus earlier on acetylcholine to prevent from getting to neuronal death -brain disease(s)=mitochondrial dysfunction - focus should be systemic, as mitochondropathy is a systemic issue, not just a brain issue - increased risk of brain pathologies with insecticides/pesticides - says that fat is a better brain fuel than carbohydrate - says that advanced glycation end products is the cornerstone of aging - how we glycate proteins and too much AGEs can lead to too much oxidative damage - solution to AGEs? Low carbohydrate diet - pretty much to sum it up that a higher fat(I would say looks like a ketogenic diet) is the way to go for brain health. I thought the talk was interesting. He pointed out studies which obviously confirmed his bias towards what he has found in his clinical occupation, anecdotes, and has in my belief, a hypothetical framework to think about. Im still skeptical obviously since because of my ignorance of the subject, so I readily just dont take claims like this and run with it. In my opinion, for certain populations, as noted by studies, the ketogenic type diet (50-70% fat) works. For a national standard, I can honestly say I have no idea. Is there history of this? So that was my take on it, to be curious enough to look into it more, but not serious enough to give up my beans, legumes, rice, tortillas, bread, etc.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:24:35 +0000
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