00:00The digestive system is an intricate and captivating process, brimming with intriguing details
00:11that can either amuse us or provoke a sense of wonder.
00:15It's far more complex than the simplistic diagrams we remember from school, which depict
00:19the esophagus and stomach in a straightforward manner.
00:24Comparing those diagrams to the true complexity of digestion is like trying to understand
00:28how a car works by only examining its chassis.
00:32Mary Roach, the witty and insightful science writer, delves into these complexities in
00:37her book Glup, Adventures in the Alimentary Canal.
00:41While Glup isn't a health manual, it does provide answers to many curious questions
00:46about food, ranging from why certain foods taste the way they do to more peculiar inquiries
00:51like why the stomach doesn't digest itself or why we find crunchy foods so satisfying.
00:58Inspired by Roach's work, we've penned numerous articles exploring related topics such as
01:04ethnic food for animals, the feasibility of vegetarian diets for cats, cultural food,
01:12developing a taste for things we initially dislike.
01:16For those intrigued by these topics, Glup is published by Editorio Critica under the
01:21Dracontos collection, spanning 288 pages.
01:26You can find it with the ISBN 978-84-9892-685-9.
01:35For more information, visit the official website or check out its profile on Planeta Delibros.
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