ELI5: If I were to eat a thousand Snickers bars, I would put on significantly more weight than if I were to eat a thousand heads of cabbage despite the huge disparity in weight of the pre-consumed food. Where does this mass come from? Submitted by marcuschookt t3_zzspww on December 31, 2022 at 12:07 PM in explainlikeimfive 16 comments 0
_TickleMeElmo_ t1_j2dciqv wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:12 PM Most of the cabbage will be water and fibers your gut can't process, whereas a Snickers bar is concentrated fat and sugar. Permalink 23 peeping_somnambulist t1_j2frv2h wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM How much cabbage mass would come out as farts. Permalink Parent 2
peeping_somnambulist t1_j2frv2h wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM How much cabbage mass would come out as farts. Permalink Parent 2
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