What if you eat uranium? What happen? What do you know about this item?

If you take a look at the periodic table, you may realize that in the foods you eat there are some of those elements ; It is likely that on the labels you can read words like potassium, iron and calcium, which are easily associated with a box of cereals or cookies, but there are other words that can generate some uncertainty, have you ever wondered, what happens if you eat uranium? Find out!

And if you eat uranium? What happen? What do you know about this element?

First of all, let's analyze a little about the atomic number 92; Uranium. Uranium is a metal that is found naturally in soil, rocks and water and is weakly radioactive.

The experts they extract it from the ground and modify its three isotopes to enrich or weaken it, with the first option nuclear weapons and power plants are manufactured, while in its weakest form it is used to make bullets for example.

What if you eat uranium? What happen? What do you know about this item?

But then What does Uranium have to do with food? It turns out that to find it you don't have to work in a weapons factory or a power plant.Today, thanks to our diet, we eat from 0.07 to 1.1 micrograms of uranium at day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, because the crops are frequently exposed to that element, mainly those of potatoes (potatoes), turnips, carrots and vegetables.

The good thing is that If you eat uranium in these amounts it is not a problem, because is not enough to be harmful and 95% to 99% is eliminated in the feces and the rest in the urine, after 24 hours. Only a small amount of uranium remains in the bones for months or years after ingesting it , but consuming it is not as harmful as inhaling it.

What if you eat uranium? What happen? What do you know about this item?

It is known to consume radio substances active can cause cancer, but if you are not going to eat uranium as a main course, there is no problem.It is serious if the amounts are high, because long-term problems can arise, and it is the kidneys that are most affected. Mild damage appears after consuming 25 milligrams, but if this amount is doubled it can cause kidney failure and even death. Apparently, it can even change the chemistry of the brain.

They don't exist until now deaths recorded by mild oral exposure to uranium, but it is better to avoid inconvenience and try to consume it as little as possible; Wash food well and ensure the most natural and healthy possible.

Be sure to see: How does it affect your body to stop eating meat?

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