Can the body ingest this particular item and deal with it in a reasonable way and not have internal havoc occur?

营养能否被身体摄取,能否被适当的消化,不导致机体的紊乱

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Reading is continually being described in terms of eating and digestion.

阅读一直被描述为吃和消化的形象。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选