Fwd: ketone bodies spare glucose

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: " Elaine Gottschall "

> In line with the questions was posing, may I speculate.

> Many epileptics are not digesting the starch at all and the glucose of which

> starches are made (see diagram of starch molecule on page 3 of BTVC) and

> is

> not being broken down so that the glucose can enter the bloodstream to feed

> the brain, etc.

> So a person on a high starch diet can have a starving brain and the body

> is

> forced to break down fat for ketones. Just a thought

>

Carol F.

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Toronto , Celiac SCD 2 3/4 years

There is no substitute for the right food!

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: " Elaine Gottschall "

> In line with the questions was posing, may I speculate.

> Many epileptics are not digesting the starch at all and the glucose of which

> starches are made (see diagram of starch molecule on page 3 of BTVC) and

> is

> not being broken down so that the glucose can enter the bloodstream to feed

> the brain, etc.

> So a person on a high starch diet can have a starving brain and the body

> is

> forced to break down fat for ketones. Just a thought

>

Carol F.

---------

Toronto , Celiac SCD 2 3/4 years

There is no substitute for the right food!

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> More re: 's post

>

> Begin forwarded message:

>

>> From: " Elaine Gottschall "

>> Don't worry about the stuff on the brain and ketone bodies. It is why

>> epileptics are put on high fat. Yes, the brain does use ketone bodies and

>> the ketogenic diet is based on that. However, when the person on ketogenic

>> goes into severe ketosis, he/she is quickly given ANY KIND of carbohydrate

>> to get them out of ketosis.

>>

>> It has nothing to do with SCD and many children are doing better on SCD

>> for

>> epilepsy rather than ketogenic.

>>

>> The whole ketogenic diet began with Dr. Freeman at s Hopkins who was

>> treating a child with severe epilepsy. Nothing was helping and the Mom

>> heard that if you starve the child, the siezures will go.

>>

>> Having learned that during starvation the cells of the body use fats rather

>> than glucose ( mentioned two of these ketones) doctors know that

>> during starvation, people pull from their fat sources in the body and that

>> is how Dr. Freeman came up with a high fat diet for epilepsy. It has been

>> a

>> miracle for many but it is a horrible diet. Everything must be weighed

>> and

>> it is mainly fat. In some cases, but certainly not most, children do not

>> do

>> well on it and when turning to SCD, they do much better. We have a few

>> on

>> pecanbread bread and Katera is one example (see her story on my website)

>> .

>>

>>

Carol F.

---------

Toronto , Celiac SCD 2 3/4 years

There is no substitute for the right food!

[Guest guest]

> More re: 's post

>

> Begin forwarded message:

>

>> From: " Elaine Gottschall "

>> Don't worry about the stuff on the brain and ketone bodies. It is why

>> epileptics are put on high fat. Yes, the brain does use ketone bodies and

>> the ketogenic diet is based on that. However, when the person on ketogenic

>> goes into severe ketosis, he/she is quickly given ANY KIND of carbohydrate

>> to get them out of ketosis.

>>

>> It has nothing to do with SCD and many children are doing better on SCD

>> for

>> epilepsy rather than ketogenic.

>>

>> The whole ketogenic diet began with Dr. Freeman at s Hopkins who was

>> treating a child with severe epilepsy. Nothing was helping and the Mom

>> heard that if you starve the child, the siezures will go.

>>

>> Having learned that during starvation the cells of the body use fats rather

>> than glucose ( mentioned two of these ketones) doctors know that

>> during starvation, people pull from their fat sources in the body and that

>> is how Dr. Freeman came up with a high fat diet for epilepsy. It has been

>> a

>> miracle for many but it is a horrible diet. Everything must be weighed

>> and

>> it is mainly fat. In some cases, but certainly not most, children do not

>> do

>> well on it and when turning to SCD, they do much better. We have a few

>> on

>> pecanbread bread and Katera is one example (see her story on my website)

>> .

>>

>>

Carol F.

---------

Toronto , Celiac SCD 2 3/4 years

There is no substitute for the right food!