Doludolu
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Hey there, fellas. Wanted to share an interesting viewpoint on ketones, their associations with health & necessity. Read it out. By the way there's some questions in the end for discussion
" The body of a baby is 5% as of adult, yet the brain is already 20% of an adult ;
Thus, although human adult uses 20% of its daily calorie intake for brain and that in the animal kingdom is one of the highest ratios (we have the biggest brain : body ratio) ; Infants bodie's use even more - 60-70% of the total energy is used by the brain and primarily by ketones ;
Babies are born in ketosis ;
Colostrum - the first supply of mother's milk is much higher in protein & fat ;
Lactose (sugar in milk) takes about 3 days after birth only to kick in (to be produced in mother's milk) ;
The baby human is in ketosis, and using mostly protein and fat for energy during the most critical development time ;
Baby human is the fattest species in the world, about 50% body fat, as a comparison with animal kingdom seals are about 10%, most mammals are 2-3%. It needs fat reserves to make ketones, brain fed, to grow and develop the infant's body & brain. "
The whole point of this quite intelligent doctor's claim was to point out that without ketones human species wouldn't have properly developed through evolution and ketones are a necessary fuel, especially for babies brains & bodies, but also critical for the adults.
I want to bring on discussion and hear constructive thoughts with real background (not emotional response)
What are your thoughts on this ? What fuel is more important: ketones or glucose ? Or is it metabolic flexibility that is the key to health - your top 3-5 best ways to achieve it ?
" The body of a baby is 5% as of adult, yet the brain is already 20% of an adult ;
Thus, although human adult uses 20% of its daily calorie intake for brain and that in the animal kingdom is one of the highest ratios (we have the biggest brain : body ratio) ; Infants bodie's use even more - 60-70% of the total energy is used by the brain and primarily by ketones ;
Babies are born in ketosis ;
Colostrum - the first supply of mother's milk is much higher in protein & fat ;
Lactose (sugar in milk) takes about 3 days after birth only to kick in (to be produced in mother's milk) ;
The baby human is in ketosis, and using mostly protein and fat for energy during the most critical development time ;
Baby human is the fattest species in the world, about 50% body fat, as a comparison with animal kingdom seals are about 10%, most mammals are 2-3%. It needs fat reserves to make ketones, brain fed, to grow and develop the infant's body & brain. "
The whole point of this quite intelligent doctor's claim was to point out that without ketones human species wouldn't have properly developed through evolution and ketones are a necessary fuel, especially for babies brains & bodies, but also critical for the adults.
I want to bring on discussion and hear constructive thoughts with real background (not emotional response)
What are your thoughts on this ? What fuel is more important: ketones or glucose ? Or is it metabolic flexibility that is the key to health - your top 3-5 best ways to achieve it ?