Remember when your mom swore skipping breakfast would turn you into a zombie? Turns out science just handed her a giant L: a mega-review of 71 studies says grown-ups ace brain games whether stuffed or starving, flipping the “hangry = dumb” myth on its empty stomach—kids, though, still need their pancakes, or else the neurons throw tantrums.

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