2006-12-23 05:53:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
What? They can't? I didn't know that...... Where'd you hear that?
2006-12-23 05:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't know for certain that the body can't. For some vegetable matter though, the problem is in breaking down certain fibers. Things like grass are really tough to digest; that's why cows are suited to doing so... with the multiple stomachs and chewing cud, they spend a great deal of time extracting nutrients from materials that are tough to digest.
Part of the reason we cook food is to aid in digestion. Cooking is basically a stage of digestion where cellular walls are broken down, making food easier to completely digest.
Also, chewing, which is not done nearly as much as it should be is another part of digestion which helps break down fibers. Perhaps if you chewed tomato skins more, they would be more fully digested,
2006-12-23 05:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I always wash my tomato well and then cut it up and put it in my salad with the skin intact. No one I know has a problem digesting tomato skins. Hmmm. Perhaps it's the acid in the tomato itself that is not agreeing with you.
2006-12-23 05:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey you look like "Painty" the pirate who sings the Spongebob Squarepants theme song! I did not know our bodies can't digest tomato skins- my question is to you- How in the heck do you know that?
2006-12-23 06:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by jyone scotani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thank you! this is particularly cool. indexed here are 5 data for you... - the 1st baseball caps have been made from straw. - Eggplants are not vegetables they`re particularly culmination. - A cat has 32 muscle tissues in each and every ear. - A cockroach can stay countless weeks with its head cut back off. - a business corporation in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so which you would be able to consume your plate. this is a famous individual on your astounding data. =)
2016-11-23 13:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a lot our bodies can't digest. maybe it's a chemical thing. why can't our bodies digest corn?
2006-12-23 05:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because our digestive systems cant process cellulose. Haven you noticed that corn, carrots and certain vegetables come whole in the feces?
2006-12-23 06:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by Apollo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same reason we cant do corn they are too tough for the acids in our stomaches to dissolve it
2006-12-23 05:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by rhino_man420 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because I am evil.
2006-12-23 06:02:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought they did.....that pic of yours is HOT lol
2006-12-23 05:54:42 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Meow♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋