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Thursday, 20 January, 2022

Ketogenic Diet May Reduce Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury – Hamodia

The Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. (Avishai Teicher)

 
A new international study piloted by the Tel Aviv University has determined that a ketogenic diet may reduce the effects of brain damage after traumatic injury.
The study indicates that the diet improves spatial memory and visual memory, lowers brain inflammation indices, causes less neuronal death and slows down the rate of cellular aging.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in the developed world. It is estimated that every year over 10 million people worldwide suffer from traumatic brain injury as a result of head injuries caused by a hard object, a blow, an explosion, road accidents, sports injuries, etc.
Read more at: https://hamodia.com/2022/01/17/ketogenic-diet-may-reduce-effects-of-traumatic-brain-injury/

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