MINUTIAE
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Inconsequential Thought
I always am hassled slightly when I order a caesar side salad at a restaurant. Well, I am tried of keeping the explanation to myself, so I will write it out where no one will most likely read it.* Salads (usually) contain lettuce, which are structurally composed of cellulose. No enzyme in the human body can degrade cellulose into an absorbable (new word?) nutrient, so the molecule passes through your digestive tract unscathed. Yet, the human body has still evolved to use it. As celluluose passes through the human body, it scrapes intenstinal walls, encouarging new cell growh and easier nutrient absorption. Lack of cellulose consumption could result in diarrhea.
Why a caesar salad? It tastes the best.
Sources: Memories of first year biology, personal preferences.
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