Feeding the brain: the importance of nutrients for brain functions and health

Francesco Cacciabaudo, Eliana Gulotta, Giuseppe Damiano, Salvatore Buscemi, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte, Vincenzo Davide Palumbo, Roberta Altomare, Giuseppe Damiano, Eliana Gulotta, Gabriele Spinelli, Roberta Altomare, Angela Maffongelli, Salvatore Fazzotta, Leonardo Gulotta, Carla Maione, Silvia Altomare, Silvia Altomare, Carla Maione, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte, Salvatore BuscemiCarolina Maione, Gabriele Spinelli

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Abstract

‘We are what we eat’, said the philosopher Feuerbach. In fact, the quality of the food we eat affects our mind as well: the brain, which represents 2% of our body weight, consumes about 20% of the calories we eat each day. Follow a few rules could therefore help to feed properly our brain, so it works to the best of its ability. It is important to know properties of foods especially regarding their aminoacidic composition because aminoacids are components of neurotransmitters, molecules needed for brain transmission and function. It is also possible to choose specific food to prevent or support different diseases that affects nervous system.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)243-247
Numero di pagine5
RivistaProgress in Nutrition
Volume19
Stato di pubblicazionePublished - 2017

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