Need some help with a science issue.

[Darius11 12]

A friend and me are having an argument.

I said that Humans do not have the enzymes to turn vegetables to sugars. We do get vitamins, minerals, and fiber from them, but unlike cows and other herbivores we do not have the enzymes needed to turn vegetables to sugars.

She says we can

Who is right?

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[Dougiefresh 0]

Humans don't have the enzymes to break down cellulose, which is the main structural sugar in many plants. Cows and other herbivores do have cellulase, the enzyme to break down cellulose. Cellulose is the "fiber" we get from vegetables.

edit: I'm dumb.

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So is that why people don't chew their corn?

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[mnealtx 0]

You can get some carbs (sugars) from veggies...but you can't "process" the cellulose in them...

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[KolinskyDC 0]

• amylase – breaks down carbohydrates, starches, and sugars which are prevalent in potatoes, fruits, vegetables, and many snack foods

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[Remster 30]

Cellulose is a protein?


that being said, you can diggest the sugars, some proteins, startches (less well) and fats in vegetables just fine, otherwise, people eating only vegies would die off pretty quick! lol

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Humans don't have the enzymes to break down cellulose, which is the main protein in many plants. Cows and other herbivores do have cellulase, the enzyme to break down cellulose. Cellulose is the "fiber" we get from vegetables.

Cellulose is a sugar. It is a fiber. And no, we cannot break it down.

BREAK IT DOWN NOW!!

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[AggieDave 6]

My understanding is that yall are both right. We all have the enzymes but to varying degrees. Some folks have a shortage and some have a little more. Eitherway, we do as a whole tend to have the ability to break down veggies into sugar; however, it is a very small amount, especially when compared to other animals.

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My understanding is that yall are both right. We all have the enzymes but to varying degrees. Some folks have a shortage and some have a little more. Eitherway, we do as a whole tend to have the ability to break down veggies into sugar; however, it is a very small amount, especially when compared to other animals.

We cannot process most sugars (because most of it is from insoluble fiber) in plants. That is why their carb count is so low.



"According to the American Association of Cereal Chemists, "dietary fiber" is defined as the edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine and that are completely or partially fermented in the large intestine."

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[AggieDave 6]

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We cannot process most sugars (because most of it is from insoluble fiber) in plants. That is why their carb count is so low.

That's what I was saying, but we can still process a little bit.

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[KolinskyDC 0]

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My understanding is that yall are both right. We all have the enzymes but to varying degrees. Some folks have a shortage and some have a little more. Eitherway, we do as a whole tend to have the ability to break down veggies into sugar; however, it is a very small amount, especially when compared to other animals.

but that does not make us both right, he is saying that we can't at all. I know we can. Also if you eat raw veggies, the enzymes required to break them down is actually contained in the vegetable. When we cook them we destroy these enzymes and our body has to make them, putting extra stress on the enzyme producing organs.

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We cannot process most sugars (because most of it is from insoluble fiber) in plants. That is why their carb count is so low.

That's what I was saying, but we can still process a little bit.

Yeah, I was just expanding

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[KolinskyDC 0]

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That is why their carb count is so low.

But they still do have carbs, which are broken down into simple sugars for energy, which is why you can eat so much of them.

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[AggieDave 6]

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Yeah, I was just expanding

Ahhhhh...ok. Call me capt obvious. I misunderstood thinking that you misunderstood, spinning me into a whole 'nother dimintion of confused I hadn't been to in a while.

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That is why their carb count is so low.

But they still do have carbs, which are broken down into simple sugars for energy, which is why you can eat so much of them.

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I know. You are correct in this argument. We can break some down. Not celluose but other sugars in them.

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[billvon 3,006]

He is likely referring to our inability to break down cellulose. Many insects and a few herbivores do have this capability; they secrete cellulase, which can break down the stuff. We don't, and must make do with amylase, protease etc which allow us to break down other parts of the vegetable (sugars, starches.)

However, there's a lot more to vegetables than cellulose, and cellulose does other good things for us like providing a fiber source to remove fats and toxins from our GI tract. Its indigestibility is actually a good thing for our overall health (if we eat vegetables, that is.)

[Darius11 12]

Thanks Bill
she is very happy now.
She just heard her fav. words

I was wrong.
She is right

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[AggieDave 6]

Was this an argument with your GF?

You should have known the answer the minute the arguement started!

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[kelel01 1]

If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were arguing with me.

[Rebecca 0]

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(if we eat vegetables, that is.)

Ahh, so that is the key... hmmm... I was hoping cold cucumber slices on my eyes counted...

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[Darius11 12]

Was this an argument with your GF?

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no she has high standards and wont date me.




and Kelly it was kind of like that only she didn't call me a dumass.

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[Dougiefresh 0]

You weren't totally wrong. Don't take any shit.

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[kelel01 1]

I don't remember calling you a dumbass, but I have no doubt that I probably did.

Edit: not because you're a dumbass, but because I'm a bitchy, sore winner.

[mnealtx 0]

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Thanks Bill
she is very happy now.
She just heard her fav. words

I was wrong.
She is right

Smart man!! LOL

Mike
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[jumper03 0]

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Thanks Bill
she is very happy now.
She just heard her fav. words

I was wrong.
She is right

Smart man!! LOL

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