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  2. Nutrition and cognition - Wikipedia

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    Through digestion, dietary carbohydrates are broken down and converted into glucose, which is the sole energy source for the brain. [5] [8] [11] Optimal brain function relies on adequate carbohydrate consumption, as carbohydrates provide the quickest source of glucose for the brain. [12]

  3. Central nervous system fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Central nervous system fatigue is a key component in preventing peripheral muscle injury. [28] The brain has numerous receptors, such as osmoreceptors, to track dehydration, nutrition, and body temperature. With that information as well as peripheral muscle fatigue information, the brain can reduce the quantity of motor commands sent from the ...

  4. Nutritional neuroscience - Wikipedia

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    Poor diet in early childhood affects the number of neurons in parts of the brain. [1]Nutritional neuroscience is the scientific discipline that studies the effects various components of the diet such as minerals, vitamins, protein, carbohydrates, fats, dietary supplements, synthetic hormones, and food additives have on neurochemistry, neurobiology, behavior, and cognition.

  5. Central nervous system - Wikipedia

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    The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.The CNS is so named because the brain integrates the received information and coordinates and influences the activity of all parts of the bodies of bilaterally symmetric and triploblastic animals—that is, all multicellular animals except sponges and diploblasts.

  6. What Dietitians Want You to Know About Peanuts - AOL

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    Peanut nutrition According to Dawn Menning, M.S., R.D.N. , a registered dietitian with Nutu App and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , one ounce of raw peanuts contains the ...

  7. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Government regulation especially in terms of licensing, is currently less universal for the CCN than that of RD or RDN. Another advanced Nutrition Professional is a Certified Nutrition Specialist or CNS. These Board Certified Nutritionists typically specialize in obesity and chronic disease. In order to become board certified, potential CNS ...

  8. Raiders' Brock Bowers sets NFL rookie tight end record with ...

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    Bowers also has a shot at the most yards for a season by a rookie tight end — Mike Ditka's 1.076 during the 1961 season. But he might have to pick up his production a bit to overtake that mark ...

  9. Rita Moreno, 93, Credits 'Fantastic Genes' for Maintaining ...

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    I mean, West Side Story,” she explained, adding that “the thing that really killed my knees was playing Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. John Stillwell - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images