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The principal fuel of the brain is glucose , a simple type of sugar . This is the material that is carried in the blood , the so- called blood sugar , to all of the body's vital tissues such as the heart , liver , muscles , and brain .
The principal fuel of the brain is glucose , a simple type of sugar . This is the material that is carried in the blood , the so- called blood sugar , to all of the body's vital tissues such as the heart , liver , muscles , and brain .
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derives most of its energy from glucose ; second , it cannot switch to burning other fuel when sugar supplies are low ; and third , the brain consumes up to 25 per cent of the total amount of glucose carried by the blood , even though ...
derives most of its energy from glucose ; second , it cannot switch to burning other fuel when sugar supplies are low ; and third , the brain consumes up to 25 per cent of the total amount of glucose carried by the blood , even though ...
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Although it is true that the nervous system relies principally upon the breakdown of glucose for energy , its ability to function properly in this regard is indirectly affected by the kinds and amounts of fuel being utilized in other ...
Although it is true that the nervous system relies principally upon the breakdown of glucose for energy , its ability to function properly in this regard is indirectly affected by the kinds and amounts of fuel being utilized in other ...
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Contents
Psychochemical Responses in Everyday Life | 16 |
Personality Strength and Nutrition | 61 |
Discovering Your Psychochemical Type | 72 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Nutrition and Your Mind: the Psychochemical Response |
| Author | George Watson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060145250, 9780060145255 |
| Length | 170 pages |
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