5 Foods Draining Your Energy

It may seem a little strange that food can actually deplete our energy, in a way. Calories equal energy, right? Yes, that much is technically true. But certain nutrients or processed foods can actually require way more energy for our bodies to break down than they are giving us, causing us to feel either an immediate heavy slump (like a cheeseburger on your lunch break) or leaving us "hangry" and not our most functional a mere hour later.

Who better to know how food affects us than those who make it their business to know? Clinical nutritionist, Cassie Brown, MS, CHHP, let us know how to detect those major food groups to avoid when we need to stay alert and high functioning.

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