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-square79fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-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-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-squarekalkulat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-211 months agoUS RDA age 19+ is 8 mg / day. Maybe if the iron bar is really rusty. Or, pills are cents a day. OR you could eat breakfast cereal or liver, lentils or spinach, Popeye. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron-HealthProfessional/#h2
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoBreakfast cereals made of liver and spinach feel like an unexplored market
US RDA age 19+ is 8 mg / day. Maybe if the iron bar is really rusty. Or, pills are cents a day. OR you could eat breakfast cereal or liver, lentils or spinach, Popeye.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron-HealthProfessional/#h2
Breakfast cereals made of liver and spinach feel like an unexplored market