How can low carb diets reduce mental health symptoms but low blood sugar cause mental health symptoms? Isn’t that conflicting science?

Question

I’m trying to eat healthier. I suffer from chronic anxiety issues, and I’m not sure I fully understand the science here.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Ketosis does not create low blood sugar. Once the body enters ketosis, your liver transforms fats into ketones as needed by the body. The brain likes burning ketones instead of glucose-it’s more efficient.

Your muscles can burn the ketones, too. The downside is that (when not in ketosis) the muscles store carbs as glycogen so that your muscles can keep performing well after you’ve eaten. Muscles can’t store ketones, so they rely on your liver to churn out those ketones. This makes ketones slightly less efficient for muscles.