Body: Your brain weighs about 2% of your body weight, but use…

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Did you know? Your brain weighs about 2% of your body weight, but uses around 20% of all your energy — mostly through glucose. That is why mental work makes you hungry: your brain literally eats your sugars.

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Your brain weighs about 2% of your body weight, but uses around 20% of all your energy — mostly through glucose. That is why mental work makes you hungry: your brain literally eats your sugars.

Je hersenen wegen ongeveer 2% van je lichaamsgewicht, maar verbruiken zo'n 20% van al je energie — vooral via glucose. Dat is waarom mentaal werk je hongerig maakt: je brein eet letterlijk je suikers op.

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