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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
The comments on fasting to cause ketosis are mixed. Some say it takes a whole day or two of fasting to just start to get to ketosis. There are some risks with fasting to ketosis. I forget what they are off-hand but I did post them a month or so ago. Maybe a search will find the thread.
Some believe the improvements from fasting have more to do with foods that are eliminated than achieving ketosis.
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Interesting. Here are some resources to consider.
Ketogenic diet reduces cytochrome c release and cellular apoptosis following traumatic brain injury in juvenile rats. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2009.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19201746
The protective effect of the ketogenic diet on traumatic brain injury-induced cell death in juvenile rats. Brain Inj. 2009 May.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19408168
The ketogenic diet as a treatment paradigm for diverse neurological disorders. Front Pharmacol. 2012 Apr.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/22509165