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2-4 Litters.
The previous poster is partially incorrect.
In humans, the stomach has a relaxed, near empty volume of about 45 ml. It is a distensible organ. It normally expands to hold about 1 litre of food,[4] but will hold as much as 2-3 litres (whereas a newborn baby will only be able to retain 30ml).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach
The reason you can often eat more is some food is already being digest / passed through to the small intestine as you eat.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe average adult stomach can hold approximately 4 liters or (1 gallon) of food.
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∙ 13y agoas much as you want
An adult's stomach can hold about 5 cups of food.
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∙ 11y agoan average adult can hold up to five pounds of food when completely full
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∙ 14y agoThat depends on the size of the person and the size of the stomach. Both vary a great deal.
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∙ 13y ago120 ounces or 7.5 lbs.
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∙ 13y ago1000 tons
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∙ 15y ago5 ponds
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∙ 11y ago2-4 liters
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How much kg of food your stomach can hold?
2.5 kg
A typical human stomach can hold up to 4 cups of food write an inequality to represent how many cups of food a stomach can hold?
Food <= 4*Cups
How does the stomach store food?
The stomach stores food by expanding its muscular walls to accommodate the incoming food. This allows the stomach to hold and mix the food with digestive enzymes and acids to begin the breakdown process. The stomach can stretch to hold around 1-1.5 liters of food on average.
How much liquid can an average adult stomach hold?
An adult's human stomach can holdabout 1 quart (.94 liters) of food/liquid.
How much liters can an average stomach hold up to?
The stomach's capacity is about 1 qt (0.94 liters) in an adult. Sorry though idk about a kid's
What is an ant's stomach called?
An ant's stomach is called a crop or social stomach. It typically stores food before it is shared with other members of the ant colony through a process called trophallaxis.
What part of the body holds food?
Your Stomach and your intestines Hold The Food In Your Body. But Your Mouth Chews The Food Down.
How much weight can a human stomach hold?
it can hold up to 2 gallons
What organ that can hold about one liter og liquid and food?
In adult humans, the stomach has a relaxed, near empty volume of about 45 ml. Because it is a distensible organ, it normally expands to hold about one litre of food,[4] but can hold as much as two to three litres. The stomach of a newborn human baby will only be able to retain about 30 ml
What is meant by the term gastric bypass?
Gastic= stomach + by pass = go around. It means to go around the stomach. When this is done, most of the stomach is not used. It normally can hold a lot of food but this surgery reduces the amount the stomach can hold.
What is the average amount that the stomach can hold?
4 liters (1 gallon) of food
How much food can be in a kid stomach?
Typically children will have a pound of food in their stomach. This amount of food roughly equals the size of their fist.
