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DAY Forty One

DAY Forty One

Energy Needed

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Dr Rachel Taylor
Apr 10, 2023
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INFORMATION - Your brain is the hungriest organ in the body, consuming roughly 20 % of your energy each day.

Most of that energy is produced by tiny structures inside cells called mitochondria, which break down complex carbohydrates from our food into simple sugars.

The brain is made up of around 100 billion neurons, which gives you an idea of how much en…

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