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The study, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4687 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4687 suggests in figure 1 that the device is 0.5mg o
by jws 4y ago
The study, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4687 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4687 suggests in figure 1 that the device is 0.5mg of molybdenum and dissolves over an 18 day period, ~30µg/day. This is less than your recommended dietary allowance of 45µg/day and about two orders of magnitude under the tolerable upper intake level.
You will also find in the study analysis of what compounds the molybdenum forms as it dissolves.
Also, who knew they were supposed to be getting molybdenum every day? Somehow I feel a bit more cyborgy now, like maybe there is a tiny gear in me somewhere that needs to be greased.
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- iLoveOncall 4y agoThere's a very big difference between ingesting products and having them absorbed in your body differently.
- willy_k 4y agoDepending on the product, sure. However, metals aren’t (as far as I know, there are probably exceptions) metabolized by the GI system, apart from being absorbed in to the bloodstream which would be equivalent to this. I have no idea how it could interact with surrounding tissue, that might be an issue but probably pretty unlikely.
- manmal 4y agoThere are transporter proteins for metals, eg Ceruloplasmin for copper and iron. I don’t know about molybdenum though, and think that tissue accumulation should at least be considered here.