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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Humans are notoriously bad at absorbing iron from plant sources, while herbivores seem to do fine. What's up with that?

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Humans are notoriously bad at absorbing iron from plant sources, while herbivores seem to do fine. What's up with that?

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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

… or do they just make up for it with sheer unrelieved quantity of greenery, perhaps?

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Does this mean herbivores are drunk all the time?

Kidding of course, but is there actually some level of alcohol produced as part of this fermentation?
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  A curse to some, a blessing to others.
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  Yes
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  Sadly no, they don’t produce much ethanol lol

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