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Lots of people say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That's because it gives you energy and boosts your brainpower. For real! 16 Snapshot Get the facts on the rst meal of the Breakfast B A R on the 86 BILLION Number of cells in our brains. After the many hours we sleep each night, they're running way short of the energy they need to work at their best. 16 of the energy they need to work at their best. When we DON'T EAT BREAKFAST: Our brains don't get the energy they need, and our cells don't work at full power—meaning we'll have trouble focusing and accessing our memories, making it hard to learn! IT MATTERS WHAT YOU EAT! Try Try Skip Donut Fruit Eggs BRAIN FUEL Try Fruit 2 When carbohydrates reach our stomachs, they mix with acids and enzymes there and are converted into glucose, a type of sugar. mix with acids and enzymes there and are converted into glucose, a type of sugar. BRAIN FUEL 3 Our stomachs and small intestines absorb the glucose and then release it into our blood, where it travels through our bodies to provide energy to our cells, including the ones in our brains. including the ones brains. 1 The food we eat is made up of lots of different things, including compounds called carbohydrates. How do our bodies turn breakfast into energy?

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