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The brain and digestion are linked because the energy saved during the process of digestion through predigestion provides the necessary fuel to support the brain, as described in [1].
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The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic nationalgeographic.com 1 fact
claimPounding and heating food acts as a form of predigestion, allowing human guts to expend less energy on digestion and absorb more nutrients, thereby providing more fuel for the brain.