There is evidence of the neuroprotective effects of a ketogenic diet (low carb, moderate protein, very high fat) [1][2]. The original formulation of the ketogenic diet was for epilepsy, after all [3].<p>The dogma for decades has been that the brain needs glucose to function. A highly simplified and inaccurate explanation of Alzheimer&#x27;s is that the brain has diminished capacity to use glucose.<p>Luckily, the body has an alternate fuel source: ketones. The problem is most people never enter ketosis, where the body is depleted of glycogen and resorts to converting fat to ketone bodies.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC2367001&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC2367001&#x2F;</a><p>[2]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3826507&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3826507&#x2F;</a><p>[3]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC4133288&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC4133288&#x2F;</a>