To start, some definitions: Digestion refers to how the body processes food in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and eliminates food waste via the intestines. Metabolism refers to how the cells utilize the energy we have absorbed from food during digestion. The rate of one's digestive process is generally measured in terms of whole gut transit time: how long it takes for food matter (or its residue) to make it from the mouth all the way to the end of the colon.
Appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, when the lead character Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) says âMy mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.â.
The dome shaped lunch box showed up around the same time, echoing the early designs of the worker's lunch pail. In the 1960s, the vinyl lunch box was introduced. It was made of plastic, heat-sealed over cardboard. These pink boxes were targeted toward girls.