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Randy D

On average, what percentage of solid food is retained in our bodies during digestion?

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Posted - November 4, 2019
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  • Good question, but I have no idea. I'll look it up and see what I can find. It seems that it would depend on rate of metabolism. I'm more or less still at the age where I can eat a ton and not gain an ounce (though admittedly I don't eat as much now as I did in my early 20s). This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 4, 2019 9:18 PM MST
      November 4, 2019 9:23 AM MST
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  • 10555

    At the beginning of digestion, it is all retained.  That percentage decreases as the food is absorbed.  About 10%-20% is eliminated after digestion (depending on what was eaten and what nutrients the body needed at the time).

    This post was edited by Shuhak at November 4, 2019 9:18 PM MST
      November 4, 2019 11:10 AM MST
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  • 44537
    (Source, please.) Also, grammar alert...hurry, before Stu or Randy see them. I don't do it anymore. (Except to them.)
      November 4, 2019 12:48 PM MST
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  • 10555
    Google and college biology classes.

    (what grammar issues?) This post was edited by Shuhak at November 4, 2019 3:50 PM MST
      November 4, 2019 3:48 PM MST
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  • 7280
    You might be interested:

    https://janeshealthykitchen.com/food-combining/
      November 4, 2019 4:25 PM MST
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  • This post is all about "Poop" but cleverly disguised as a health question.  Good work! 
      November 4, 2019 4:28 PM MST
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  • 2836
    It depends upon the types of foods consumed. The body can break down most foods, but those high in fiber don't break down like beans and corn. They get expelled as waste, therefore the higher a diet is in fiber the bulkier the stool.

    This post was edited by Jon at November 4, 2019 5:44 PM MST
      November 4, 2019 5:02 PM MST
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  • A Bulky Stool.  LOL!  Sorry.  Very low brow I know, but I couldn't resist.
      November 4, 2019 5:45 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Dude...LOL

    That would hurt passing that!
      November 4, 2019 5:54 PM MST
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  • Well hell, I don't know why. 
    Its got a comfortably overstuffed cushion for God's sake. 
    Just don't try to delivery it breech.      
      November 4, 2019 6:00 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Either way, you pass it, you ain't gonna "digest right" for a week

      November 4, 2019 6:06 PM MST
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  •   November 4, 2019 6:13 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Yeah, that doesn't look suspicious 
      November 4, 2019 6:22 PM MST
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  • Oh stifle it Goatzart and start finger licking like your name says.  LOL!
      November 4, 2019 6:25 PM MST
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  • 2836
    HAH!!!

    Only after a little game of "Slap n Tickle". A boy has standards you know.
    I'll go first



      November 4, 2019 6:28 PM MST
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  • Cute, but not as much fun as an "Hieronymus Bosch".     
      November 4, 2019 6:32 PM MST
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  • 2836
    OH NO! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

    Don't bring up the "B**ch*" word. 
    I've been out of jail for a while and am working on getting my record expunged
      November 4, 2019 6:35 PM MST
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  •   November 4, 2019 6:39 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Yes...that's me. A man that has been beaten down. 
    Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in...
      November 4, 2019 6:46 PM MST
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  • 14795
    All of it ,unless your sick of it.... It's a bit of an upheaval though....Maybe you should ask Barf Simpson.   :) 
      November 4, 2019 5:24 PM MST
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