▲ 174 ▼ Can licking an iron bar get you the daily recommended amount of iron? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by R5v5n1nt@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments How many licks would it take? Can the iron in bars even be processed by the body? Can you do this for other minerals?
[–] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cooking in a cast iron pan adds more iron to your diet https://www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/healthy-tips/how-much-iron-do-i-get-from-a-cast-iron-skillet permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Etterra@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children) A little cat iron puck was introduced in an Asian region with high iron-deficiecy in the poorer population, but nobody used it. So they did some research and changed it to resemble a fish instead and it took right off. Turns out the local culture considered fish lucky or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] quickhatch@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago I actually teach my students about this strategy that the WHO employee in Micronesia in my sport nutrition class. It's less about the iron fish, and more about that dietary iron can come from cast iron cooking sources instead of supplementation (as the latter often causes digestive distress). permalink fedilink source parent [–] sealhaslupus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago referring to this: https://luckyironlife.com/pages/lucky-iron-story permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children) A little cat iron puck was introduced in an Asian region with high iron-deficiecy in the poorer population, but nobody used it. So they did some research and changed it to resemble a fish instead and it took right off. Turns out the local culture considered fish lucky or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] quickhatch@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago I actually teach my students about this strategy that the WHO employee in Micronesia in my sport nutrition class. It's less about the iron fish, and more about that dietary iron can come from cast iron cooking sources instead of supplementation (as the latter often causes digestive distress). permalink fedilink source parent [–] sealhaslupus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago referring to this: https://luckyironlife.com/pages/lucky-iron-story permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quickhatch@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago I actually teach my students about this strategy that the WHO employee in Micronesia in my sport nutrition class. It's less about the iron fish, and more about that dietary iron can come from cast iron cooking sources instead of supplementation (as the latter often causes digestive distress). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sealhaslupus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago referring to this: https://luckyironlife.com/pages/lucky-iron-story permalink fedilink source parent