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Posted: 4/16/2012 11:30:23 AM EDT

If you were to take a balanced nutritious meal, and render down to its component elements (Carbon, iron, phosphurous, etc) and then consume that. Would your body be able to process it? Would it be easier for your body to process?

I'm just curious, I know that food is broken down by chemical action to get the raw materials our body needs. Just wondering how raw those materials are.

Posted: 4/17/2012 11:44:59 AM EDT

[#1]

No one else ever wondered about this?

I was just wondering why we didnt have Jetsons style "Food Pills", it would seem that a lot of food could be rendered down to elemental powder and encapsulated to fulfill our nutritional needs.

Posted: 4/17/2012 11:45:51 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/17/2012 11:46:53 AM EDT

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Since phosphorous blows up in its elemental form when exposed to oxygen, I don't think ingestion would work out well for you.

Posted: 4/17/2012 11:47:51 AM EDT

[#4]

You need roughage and certain bacteria to keep the gut functioning well, but I don't think it's 100% necessary for the short term.
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