Why doesn't your stomach eat itself?

It's throwback Turkeyday in this special Thanksgiving edition of STATus Report. Two classic STAT videos answer some food-related health questions. First, former STAT reporter Megan Thielking explores why our stomachs don't eat themselves, and finds out they kind of do, actually. Then Megan examines human metabolism and why it sometimes makes you crave pre-dinner. Gobble gobble! 0:00 Intro 0:37 Why doesn't your stomach eat itself? 3:00 Why am I always hungry? 5:17 Outro More from STAT: Become a subscriber: https://www.statnews.com/stat-plus/ Watch Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Statnews Newsletters: https://www.statnews.com/signup/ STAT events: https://www.statnews.com/stat-events/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/statnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statnews/ Flipboard: rb.gy/3xnsxr STAT Reports: https://rb.gy/rexfwj STAT eBooks: https://rb.gy/eme3h5 ABOUT STAT: Founded in 2015, STAT is a global digital media brand that focuses on delivering fast, deep, and tough-minded journalism about the life sciences industries to over six million monthly site visitors and an additional 20 million readers on the Apple News app. STAT takes you inside academic labs, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms, casting a critical eye on scientific discoveries, scrutinizing corporate strategies, and chronicling the roiling battles for talent, money, and market share. With an award-winning newsroom, STAT provides indispensable insights and exclusive stories on the technologies, personalities, power brokers, and political forces driving massive changes in the life sciences industry — and a revolution in human health.