Gary Taubes on metabolic psychiatry as a research frontier: recommends

Gary Taubes has expressed interest in researchers such as Dr. Chris Palmer and Dr. Georgia Ede and in the potential of ketogenic therapies for brain health, presenting metabolic psychiatry as a research frontier worth pursuing. In a 2024 interview with Vinnie Tortorich, he discussed the emerging work in the area.

His stated reasoning: he says the same logic that applies to metabolic disease may extend to brain disorders — that if ketogenic diets can improve metabolic markers, their effect on the brain deserves serious investigation. He qualifies the enthusiasm, noting that such therapies “may not help everyone.”

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