Last time we looked at the main reason humans consume food – for energy. Our bodies run on energy extracted from the food we eat. Now, there is a second reason why we regularly put food into our mouths: Building blocks. When our body disassembles the foods and drinks we just had, it does not
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When I was a little girl I really really liked sweets. We were only allowed candy from time to time, but when I had some I would gobble it like a hamster. When I was in school, I could easily eat a bag of gummy bears or a block of chocolate in one go –
One moment turned my life around onto a completely different path, and it happened… at the supermarket. I had to get through the weekly shopping with my two-year-old son, who at that point weighted, well, a lot for his age. I was tired, stressed, hungry, at the end of my patience, but food needed to
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What if I told you the whole world was one gigantic machine running on electricity? No, there are (probably) no aliens involved and yes, if we switched off the power everything would go kaboom. It’s actually not that far from how things work. Plants, animals, humans all need energy to exist (imagine hearts beating, bodies
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