Would enabling a human to chew his cud make him lose weight or gain weight?
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In a universe where humans can take elective surgery to render themselves ruminents, what would be the effect of that surgery in regards to weight?
To keep things simple:
- The surgery involves the addition of the four stomachs
- The weight gain does not include the weight of the additional stomachs as a result of the surgery, but rather natural post-surgical gain
What would happen if
A) The human subject kept to his previous diet (i.e, burgers and soda), merely adjusting the amounts he'd need in order to sate his hunger
B) The human switched to a ruminant diet (i.e., grass)
In each of those situations, would the human gain or lose weight had he not had the surgery?
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