Explore the effect of food the brain, one of the body's greediest organs.

Food on the Brain Food - Delicious Science

Premiered May 17, 2017
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Food on the Brain

Michael and James explore the effect of "Food on the Brain." The brain is one of the greediest organs in the body in terms of the energy it needs to run. The way it influences our diet is, in the main, by generating the cravings we all experience.

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Food - Delicious Science

Food - Delicious Science is the scientific story of your next meal. Michael Mosley and James Wong celebrate the physics, chemistry and biology hidden inside every bite.

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