Dr. Oz Positive to LCHF Against Alzheimer’s!
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You have to see this to believe it. Dr. Oz, the widely popular TV doctor in the U.S., has for a long time had a very conventional approach to dietary advice. A lot of whole grains and antioxidants and more. But lately something has happened. Time after time in the past year he has invited guests who have a completely different view of fat (for example, in the shows on cholesterol and the problems with wheat). Now Dr. Oz goes further than ever before. LCHF for the Brain? For a new episode of the show, he invited brain doctor David Perlmutter, the man behind Grain Brain, a new book that has drawn a lot of attention. Dr. Perlmutter recommends a strict LCHF diet to keep blood sugar down and prevent Alzheimer dementia. This is something that hasn’t been tested yet in controlled studies, so we don’t know how effective it is. But there are lots of scientific suggestions that it may be beneficial. For example, there are statistically strong links between high blood sugar levels and dementia and between a high-carb diet and dementia. Dr. Perlmutter is very eloquent and Dr. Oz is completely with him, amazingly enough. He doesn’t even protest at the suggestion that butter is good for you, instead he agrees! All while the audience is cheering… Here’s what Dr. Oz has to say, among other things, about the recommendation for an LCHF diet and butter:
