overview, 97, 149, 172
insulin as block to ketosis, 151
ketone-generating foods, 165–67
potential for reversing Alzheimer’s, 163–64, 165
super fuel designation, 149–50
Keys, Ancel, 28–30, 32, 92–93, 121, 122–23
King’s College London, 281
kitchen clearance prior to Genius Plan, 301–2
Kivipelto, Miia, 18–19
klotho (aging suppressor), 275
Kraft, Joseph R., 95
Krauss, Ronald, 120–21
Krikorian, Robert, 89
krill oil vs. fish oil, 337
Lactobacillus, 200, 215–16
lactulose-mannitol test, 205
Lancet (journal), 250–51
large intestine (colon), 181–82, 186–92, 200–202, 297
lauric acid, 165–66
LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, 128–32, 134–36
LDL particle number (LDL-p), 129
leaky-gut syndrome, 135–36, 191–94, 195
legumes, 304
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, the Netherlands,
199–200
leptin, 255–57, 266
leptin resistance, 255–56
L-glutamine, 196
lifestyle “makeover,” effects of, 18–19