Can you eat gold?

The answer is both edible and inedible.

The so-called can eat means we can eat it in, as long as the gold nuggets can swallow the gold throat. We can then eat it in (according to this theory stones can be eaten too).

And can not eat because, the chemical nature of gold is relatively stable, and hydrochloric acid, the main component of stomach acid can not break down the gold, so how we eat in but can not joke about it, so the element of gold can not enter the human body.

1. Is gold toxic?

"Dream of Red Mansions" in the second sister of you, is our most most familiar gold swallowing players, because at that time, you second sister is seriously ill, so, decided to swallow gold since.

And when the maid came in to see her, You Er Sister had already perished and returned to the West.

Since, this book is very influential, so, we have a wrong understanding? Gold is poisonous.

But in fact, gold is not poisonous, because gold is so stable chemical properties and will not really enter the human body, and how can it be toxic!

The reason why You Er Sister perished? Her gold was not pure enough, due to the limitations of the purification technology at that time, it contained a large number of toxic heavy metals, resulting in Sister You's death by poisoning.

2. Consumption of gold foil and gold

And in modern times, our purification technology is not what it used to be, and we can achieve near-mono purity in gold.

Such gold is non-toxic!

But it is still inedible because the gold nuggets are too heavy and too big. Due to the density of the gold, even if it could be swallowed, it would be too heavy for the intestines and stomach.

And it's indigestible, our digestive system simply can't break it down, making gold a huge physical detriment to our digestive system!

But as our process continues to improve, the gold foil we can create will get thinner and thinner, because the thinner the gold foil, the lighter it will be, and at that point, the less of a burden it will be on the gut.

Also known as ? edible gold foil? , which is just gold, not any different from regular high purity gold, except that it's thin and light.

For some people who don't know how to be luxurious, or who have a cult following for gold, eating it down can provide some sort of psychological satisfaction.