Low carbohydrate diets are the craze right now. Followers of Paleo, Atkins, and other low-carb ketogenic style diets restrict or even eliminate carbohydrate foods altogether from their diets, leaving them with a high fat diet.
However, the fact remains that our brains are best powered by sugars, or carbohydrates. That being the case, are there negative consequences of eating a low carb diet with regards to our mental and cognitive abilities?
To test this hypothesis, one identical twin was put on a high carb diet with the other on a high fat diet for 2 weeks. They then spent a day trading stocks, making tons of decisions based on information streaming from their computers. One twin was confused, tired, and had trouble remembering what he had previously done, while the other twin was full of energy and making good decisions since he was able to easily recall his recent actions. Which twin do you think fared the better and convincingly won this challenge?
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