Can the sun feed you?!


Question: Can the sun feed you!?
so i was watching wifeswap, and the woman had this theory that if you sun gaze, it will quench your hungry!. that is why in poor and starving countires, the people still live, eventhough they are mal-nurished because the sun fills their appetits and hungry!. is this true/a reasonable theory!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
No, the sun will not feed us!. We lack chlorophyll which plants have!.

You can use a solar oven to cook dinner using the sun's power which will help fill hungry tummies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

If we could feed on the sun, this would be a very happy world!. However, only plants are capable of photosynthesis, so they are the only ones that can feed on the sun (not literally, though, they still need water to take their food from the soil, oxygen to transform it into energy etc)!. (find more on photosynthesis here: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Photosynthe!.!.!.

So, the theory about the people in poor and starving countries living on the sun is nice if you want to tell a very young child about how important and beneficial sunshine is, but for others, it makes no sense!.
If you don't believe me, try it next time you're hungry :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

umm, unless she has super plant-like abilities and can undergo the chemical reaction of photosynthesis, then no, humans cannot quench your hunger with only the sun!. however, you do need some sunlight for your health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It can't "feed" you but exposure to sun is how most of us get our vitamin D daily requirements!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The only thing the sun feeds us is with vitamin D!. Www@FoodAQ@Com





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