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esearchers at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, have found that a high-fat, low-sugar, keto-style diet, combined with high-intensity exercise, can significantly improve BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) function, a gene that controls the nerve cells responsible for body weight, as well as brain plasticity (linked to dementia). One study concluded that combining a keto diet with high-intensity exercise has overlapping brain benefits, making

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