Interesting to eat (brain-expanding)

Author: Diana Swanson
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Did you know? Your small intestine is up to 7 meters long. In fact, even when you're sleeping, you're burning energy—15.5 joules per hour. The "omnivore Mr." in France even survives by eating bicycles, chandeliers, coffin boards, and light aircraft! The most interesting book you've ever read about eating is right before lunch. Your stomach growls. You try to distract yourself, but the sound gets louder. You squirm, and it starts to roar. Your digestive system is always trying to tell you something! But why does your stomach make these extraordinary noises? Here's the answer: What causes these noises, what foods make them, how your body digests these foods, why you get hungry, how vision and taste affect your sense of flavor, and many incredible events about eating. So, grab an apple and eat it quickly—then follow the apple as it enters your body and see how it transforms from food into fuel! Get amazed!