We're providing cheap calories to our population, but at what cost? About 50% are either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Anytime you are in a calorie deficit, you are essentially sucking fat out of your own adipocytes and using them for fuel. As long as you are burning more energy on a daily basis than you are consuming, you are in biochemical liposuction.
How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the gut-brain connection with Genius Foods author and science journalist, Max Lugavere.
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