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Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars - Down To Earth

Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars Down To EarthFruit and honey fuelled the early evolution of the human brain The ConversationNew research highlights carbohydrate role in early human brain development news-medical.netEarly Humans Likely Ate Carbs and Sugary Foods History.comMeat Wasn't the Only Food That Drove Early Humans to Evolve Bigger Brains. Sugar May Have Fueled the Organ's Enlargement, Too Smithsonian Magazine

Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars Down To EarthFruit and honey fuelled the early evolution of the human brain The ConversationNew research highlights carbohydrate role in early human brain development news-medical.netEarly Humans Likely Ate Carbs and Sugary Foods History.comMeat Wasn't the Only Food That Drove Early Humans to Evolve Bigger Brains. Sugar May Have Fueled the Organ's Enlargement, Too Smithsonian Magazine

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