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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: Naufal the B. S. on 22/11/2009 12:28:08

Title: What foods are judged to be good and bad respectively for the brain?
Post by: Naufal the B. S. on 22/11/2009 12:28:08

Could you mention a  good food and a bad food for brain?

Title: Re: What foods are judged to be good and bad respectively for the brain?
Post by: Nizzle on 24/11/2009 05:30:20

Since the brains are an exceptional organ in that they can only metabolize glucose for energy and not fat (due to blood brain barrier), good brain food would have high sugar or carbohydrate content and low fat.

Title: Re: What foods are judged to be good and bad respectively for the brain?
Post by: Bored chemist on 24/11/2009 19:43:45

I guess most people would accept that alcohol is both a food, and bad for the brain.