tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112790.post8168984282742096741..comments2023-10-06T03:51:05.162-04:00Comments on Scientific Clearing House: New Paper on insulin's effect on free fatty acidsCarson C. Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08464737817585277975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112790.post-73887625124122508322008-08-21T11:49:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:49:00.000-04:00Yes, but the interesting thing is that the mechani...Yes, but the interesting thing is that the mechanism is pretty efficient.<BR/><BR/>Some people say it's because there was a lot of feast or famine in evolutionary prehistory.<BR/><BR/>Wikipedia claims that the brain cannot rely on ketone bodies alone, but doesn't give a footnote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112790.post-43912498895781514682008-08-21T11:25:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:25:00.000-04:00This is true but the body only produces ketones wh...This is true but the body only produces ketones when in starvation mode or on a carbohydrate free diet.Carson C. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464737817585277975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112790.post-35213382829423194892008-08-21T09:48:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:48:00.000-04:00The brain, however, can only burn glucose, which i...<I>The brain, however, can only burn glucose, which is a carbohydrate.</I><BR/><BR/>That's false. The brain can also burn ketone bodies, with relatively high efficiency.<BR/><BR/>-SJFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com