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Sugar is necessary for human life, with the brain requiring approximately 140 g of glucose per day.
Practitioners should recognize the essential role of glucose in human health.
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Allein das menschliche Gehirn benötigt ca. 140 g Glukose pro Tag.
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Zuckertoxizität: Konsequenzen für Adipositas, Diabetes, Karies und die Intensivmedizin
Stephan Bischoff et al. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2018
DOI 10.1055/a-0659-5590
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