Lignin can be hard to break down by human stomachs. Not only that, but the lignin in food can actively inhibit the access nutritional benefits of other types of digestible fiber
Your dentist would not be pleased; grass contains a lot of silica, an abrasive which quickly wears down teeth. Grazing animals have teeth that are adapted to continually grow, replacing the worn tooth surfaces quickly
Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me recently referenced a study where the results of chewing on wood made you smarter (a reduction of the real article, I’m sure)!
It would be a bit of a pain. I see it with bird and terrapin beaks and claws. If they don’t have something to wear them down they become problematic. I know the thought is well I will just keep them warn down but I bet it would be like staying in shape or for that matter keeping our teeth in good shape as it is, which many folk don’t do.
https://www.livescience.com/32435-why-cant-humans-eat-grass.html
Man, why can’t our teeth constantly grow? Chewing on wood is fun; it should also be useful. 😩
Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me recently referenced a study where the results of chewing on wood made you smarter (a reduction of the real article, I’m sure)!
Highlight of my life is seeing Wait Wait at wolf trap with my son and my partners grandparents and dad.
4 generations of us laughing our asses of to a “late night” variant. So good.
It would be a bit of a pain. I see it with bird and terrapin beaks and claws. If they don’t have something to wear them down they become problematic. I know the thought is well I will just keep them warn down but I bet it would be like staying in shape or for that matter keeping our teeth in good shape as it is, which many folk don’t do.