They found that, when responding to a virus, the mice needed glucose to protect their brain cells from being damaged by inflammation. Without glucose, one specific anti-viral response killed cells in their brains. But when mice were in bacterial defence mode, they benefitted from a lack of sugar.
Does that mean the Atkins followers have a higher risk of brain damage from flu? Or there's still enough glucose around?
Journal reference: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 18 2016, @11:18AM
Glucogenic does not mean it is a sugar but merely thay a sugar can be generated from it in a catabolic state. This is why carb counting is recommended over calorie counting. If dosing insulin, you will enter an anabolic rather than catabolic state. Dosing a basal insulin should keep you out of ketosis.