*Please note this post is one of humor and should not be interpreted literally*
I've been reading about digestion and came across the comment that digesting our food consumes about 20% of our energy. The muscles in the stomach have to contract, as well as the muscles in the intestines, to push all that food through the digestive system. Not to mention all that exhausting chewing.
Wow! It suddenly hit me. If digesting food exercises my muscles, then the more food I eat, the more exercise I...
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