Episode 13 – Onions Special Part 2: Gut health

With about 40 trillion bacteria in your gut, it can get crowded at times. This episode of Nomcast squashes and squeezes its way through our digestive tract and plops out some pretty surprising facts about gut health and poo. It’s transformative!

View the animated version of this episode here.

Quiz Answers

Question 1.
What’s the system of good and bad bacteria in your gut called?
The gut microbiome

Question 2.
What does good bacteria turn our food into?
Glucose, amino acids and fatty acids

Question 3.
What’s it called when living creatures turn sugar in food into acids?
Fermentation

Question 4.
What are the tiny fingers in our small intestine called?
Villi

Question 5.
What do onions contain that helps to keep our gut healthy?
Prebiotics

Question 6.
And last question: how long is our gut?
Ten metres! Or about as long as a bus.

Credits

This episode was narrated by Alice Zaslavsky and produced by Beverley Laing.
The poo and superhero ads were voiced by Courtney Glass.
Writer: Anna Spargo-Ryan.
Sound engineering: Sam Lowe.
Sound effects editor: Hayden Riley.
Animator: Vera Babida.
Curriculum Specialist: Beverley Laing.
Funding: Hort Innovation.

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