R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1174arrow-down1message-squareCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
How many licks would it take? Can the iron in bars even be processed by the body? Can you do this for other minerals?
minus-squareMoodyRaincloudlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·7 months agoI’ve read once that eating iron won’t do anything for your iron intake, but for example sticking some rusty nails through an apple for a while and then eating the apple would.
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·7 months agoI think you’d lose just as much iron if not more iron in the blood you’d lose consuming that apple.
minus-square𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat about sticking 5" iron nails into your nose? Asking for a friend
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoThey’re about four inches too short, mate.
I’ve read once that eating iron won’t do anything for your iron intake, but for example sticking some rusty nails through an apple for a while and then eating the apple would.
I think you’d lose just as much iron if not more iron in the blood you’d lose consuming that apple.
What about sticking 5" iron nails into your nose?
Asking for a friend
They’re about four inches too short, mate.