aspartame, 217
astaxanthin, 267–68, 337, 342
atherosclerosis, 121, 123, 128–30, 132, 182
ATP (adenosine triphosphate), 153
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 43, 43n
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 205, 216
autoimmunity, 188–91, 192, 207
autophagy, 148–49, 289, 293
avocados, 56, 59–60
baby fat, 150
bacteria. See gut and gut bacteria
bacterial endotoxin (LPS), 134–36
Bacteroidetes bacteria, 200–202
Banging Liver, 328–29
BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)
overview, 41–42, 97
and butyrate, 184–85, 190–91
cortisol elevation vegetables., 264
and exercise, 274, 283
and intermittent fasting, 288, 289–90
and ketones, 150
and neuroplasticity, 42, 257, 289–90
beef, grass-fed, 33, 53, 173–76, 324–26
berries, 84, 89–90, 292, 293, 318
beta-carotene and other carotenoids, 55–56
Better Brain Bowl (sardines), 333–34
beverages, 302, 304
Bifidobacterium, 200
Big Fat Surprise, The (Teicholz), 28