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Does the brain HAVE to have glucose?

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Wed, Mar-24-04, 23:25

ncchristy

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Does the brain HAVE to have glucose?

In my anatomy & physiology class tonight, the teacher said that every organ in the body can use fatty acids as fuel except the brain. Now I'm confused. I've read before that the brain actually does better on ketones. Also, can't the body turn fat or protein (can't remember which) into glucose if necessary?

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