Why do humans get food poisoning so easily compared to animals?
In: Biology
Humans and animals have different digestive systems and immune systems.
Many animals, especially wild ones, have stronger stomach acids and shorter digestive tracts. This means food passes through quickly, and harmful bacteria don’t have much time to multiply. Their strong stomach acid can also kill more bacteria before it causes harm.
Animals often have stronger immune systems because they are constantly exposed to different types of bacteria and other microbes in the wild. Over time, their bodies have adapted to handle these better.
Over thousands of years, humans have moved from eating fresh food directly from nature to farming and cooking. This means our bodies haven’t needed to develop as strong defenses against bacteria because cooking usually kills them.
So, it’s a mix of how our bodies work, what we eat, and how we handle food that makes humans more prone to food poisoning compared to animals.
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