R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1157arrow-down1message-squareCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-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-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-211 months agohttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28049274/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20110274/ It’s a strategy for defeating iron deficiency.
minus-squaretygerprints@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoHuh. So there IS some reason to think cooking in iron pots will increase levels of iron in your blood. Interesting! I know metal can leach out of cooking vessels and into food, so that’s not too surprising. Thanks for the information!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28049274/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20110274/
It’s a strategy for defeating iron deficiency.
Huh. So there IS some reason to think cooking in iron pots will increase levels of iron in your blood. Interesting! I know metal can leach out of cooking vessels and into food, so that’s not too surprising. Thanks for the information!