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Did Sugar Help Build the Human Brain? New Research Challenges the Meat-Driven Evolution Theory

1 · Thedebrief · Aug. 11, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
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Recent research proposes that sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods might have significantly contributed to the evolution and growth of the human brain, challenging the prevailing meat-driven evolution theory.
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