R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1message-squareCan licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron?R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-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-squareDiabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up58·1 year 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-squareblindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year 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