Robert Lustig, MD: How Ultra-Processed Food Impacts Your Brain
22 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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Ultra-processed foods may damage mitochondria, the brain's power plants, impairing its ability to convert glucose into energy. Since the brain uses 20% of ingested glucose, this dysfunction can break neurotransmission and trigger depression and other behavioral changes.
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About 20% of the glucose ingested; the brain is described as a ~3-pound organ.










