Exploring how anorexia as a response to sickness aids in the body's healing mechanisms through promoting autophagy and preventing the spread of illnesses within a community. The chapter also discusses the impact of gastroenteritis on individuals of varying ages and the evolutionary advantages of not eating during gastrointestinal infections.
Where do proteins, fats, and carbohydrates get broken down and absorbed? What does the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas do? Do we need an appendix? And much more!
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