Advertisement

How Your Food Becomes You

You are what you eat. Literally. When you think about it you ingest things from the outside world...

Share this article

12.26 6 Apr 2019


How Your Food Becomes You



Share this article

12.26 6 Apr 2019


You are what you eat. Literally. When you think about it you ingest things from the outside world and they get absorbed through digestion.

They become you. But how does our body do this? The gut is both disgusting and amazing.

Professor of Microbiology at University College Cork, Colin Hill takes us through the anatomy of our digestive system


Read more about

APC Microbiome Ireland Bacteria Digestive System Food Gut Microbiome Nerve Endings

Related Episodes

Trump willing to end the war w...

00:13:32

Trump willing to end the war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz

The Claire Byrne Show

00:13:32


Getting to know your smart spe...

00:11:54

Getting to know your smart speaker

The Claire Byrne Show

00:11:54


Gardaí are suffering at the ha...

00:09:44

Gardaí are suffering at the hands of online doxing

The Claire Byrne Show

00:09:44


Will mothers always be mothers...

00:07:46

Will mothers always be mothers?

The Claire Byrne Show

00:07:46