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“Small trials in older adults and people with mild cognitive concerns have reported improvements in selected memory, processing-speed, or task-switching measures, although the response varies by study, product, population, and outcome.”

“Dr. D'Agostino cautions against confusing a Westernized obesogenic high-fat diet with a ketogenic diet. In a well-designed preclinical study, researchers fed mice a cyclic ketogenic diet starting at midlife and observed improved healthspan, cognition, and brain function.”

“Dr. Norton separates energy balance from calorie tracking: consuming less energy than the body expends is the governing principle, while logging food is one optional way to estimate maintenance intake and understand current habits.”

“Drinking two to three cups per day is linked to roughly a 60% reduced risk of developing diabetes, a statistic that highlights coffee's robust metabolic benefits that arise from its ability to activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a critical regulator of cellular energy metabolism.”

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“A recent meta-analysis also found small benefits in selected cognitive domains, including memory and processing speed, with responses that may depend on age, diet, baseline stores, stress, dose, and the cognitive test used.”

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