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It always seemed obvious to me that there has to be some caloric value left in poop, and that it probably varied from person to person. I read a book about pig
by war1025 6y ago
It always seemed obvious to me that there has to be some caloric value left in poop, and that it probably varied from person to person.
I read a book about pigs a few years back, and it said there are certain breeds of pig that are easier to fatten up than others. It sounded like main factor was how long their intestines were. The longer the intestines, the more time to extract energy from the food. Thought that was interesting.
- marvin 6y agoAlso, the amount of calories that are not for some reason not picked up through the intestine, and instead consumed by bacteria in the large intestine. And probably much more. I think this is a field of knowledge where the holes, certainly so for a layperson, are huge. Fructose malabsorption is a concrete example of this, although I'm sure there are many others.