Many people stop eating meat. Sometimes, they feel sick when they eat meat again. Can our body forget how to eat meat?
Eating less meat is good for the environment. In the UK, many people now eat very little meat. This helps our planet.
Some people think eating meat again after a long time can make your stomach hurt. They say it can cause stomach pain or other problems. But we do not know exactly why this happens.
Scientists say our bodies have special helpers called enzymes. Enzymes help us eat many foods, including meat. Our bodies always have these enzymes. They help us break down all proteins. Proteins are in meat, beans, vegetables, and other foods.
Some people can have allergies to meat. This allergy is very rare. But usually, feeling sick after eating meat again is not an allergy. It could just mean your stomach needs time to get used to meat again.
Our bodies can quickly change how we digest food. If you change your diet, your stomach changes too. But our bodies never completely forget how to eat meat. It just takes time for your stomach to feel normal again.
Source: bbc.com
Vocabulary for the Article
- Intolerance – difficulty eating some foods. (cannot eat easily)
- Forget – not remember something. (cannot remember)
- Meat – animal food like chicken or beef. (animal food)
- Sick – feeling ill. (not feeling good)
- Environment – nature and everything around us. (nature)
- Planet – the Earth, our world. (world)
- Stomach – part of your body where food goes. (belly)
- Hurt – feel pain or discomfort. (feel pain)
- Pain – feeling when something hurts you. (bad feeling)
- Problem – difficulty or trouble. (something wrong)
- Scientists – people who study science. (science people)
- Helpers – people or things that assist you. (supporters)
- Enzymes – help your body digest food. (digest helpers)
- Including – having something inside or part of. (with)
- Break down – make something smaller. (make smaller)
- Proteins – important food parts your body needs. (healthy food)
- Beans – small seeds people eat. (type of food)
- Vegetables – plants we eat, like carrots. (healthy food)
- Allergies – reaction to some food making you sick. (bad food reaction)
- Rare – happens very little. (unusual)
- Usually – most of the time. (often)
- Exactly – in a clear way. (clearly)
- Digest – to change food in your body. (use food)
- Quickly – very fast. (fast)
- Diet – food you usually eat. (usual food)