@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-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years agoI’m not sure why you’re putting those words in quotes as if they’re incorrect.
minus-squareDavel23linkfedilink1•2 years agoI put them in quotes as the word has no objective meaning as applied to a breakfast cereal, it’s simply a marketing term. I did not intend to imply that ingested iron particles are not a valid source of iron for human biology.
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoFair enough. Personally I don’t think the words are an issue. It’s not medically applicable, but it’s just cereal, so *shrug*
I’m not sure why you’re putting those words in quotes as if they’re incorrect.
I put them in quotes as the word has no objective meaning as applied to a breakfast cereal, it’s simply a marketing term. I did not intend to imply that ingested iron particles are not a valid source of iron for human biology.
Fair enough. Personally I don’t think the words are an issue. It’s not medically applicable, but it’s just cereal, so *shrug*