@R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agoCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?message-square17fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?@R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-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-square@Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink9•2 years agoSome kind of iron piece is given in some African countries to fight iron deficiency by putting it in the food while it’s cooking, so it works.
minus-square@blindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agohttps://youtu.be/iY0D-PIcgB4?si=YURSi9uRjKrE7jd1
Some kind of iron piece is given in some African countries to fight iron deficiency by putting it in the food while it’s cooking, so it works.
https://youtu.be/iY0D-PIcgB4?si=YURSi9uRjKrE7jd1
Iron fish