How many chemicals do you eat?

Answer 1

Thousands.

However, all the chemicals are ORGANIC chemicals.

We do NOT eat INORGANIC Chemicals , with the possible exception of 'Salt' ( Sodium chloride) and Sodium hydrogen carbonate ( Baking powder).

Answer 2

There are thousands of naturally occurring chemicals in foods, depending on the food type. Some different classes of phytochemicals found in plant foods include polyphenols, isoprenoids, terpenes, organosulfur compounds, and betalains.

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Answer 3

Most of the human body is made up of water, H2O, with cells consisting of 65-90% water by weight. Therefore, it isn't surprising that most of a human body's mass is oxygen. Carbon, the basic unit for organic molecules, comes in second. 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of just six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

1. Oxygen (65%)
2. Carbon (18%)
3. Hydrogen (10%)
4. Nitrogen (3%)
5. Calcium (1.5%)
6. Phosphorus (1.0%)
7. Potassium (0.35%)
8. Sulfur (0.25%)
9. Sodium (0.15%)
10. Magnesium (0.05%)
11. Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum, Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Manganese, Cobalt, Iron (0.70%)
12. Lithium, Strontium, Aluminum, Silicon, Lead, Vanadium, Arsenic, Bromine (trace amounts)

In addition to the elements above the body contains around 2 million different proteins and almost 47,000 different enzymes. Also 20 known amino acids, 50 grams of ATP that is your body's main energy form and around 100 trillion body cells, although these are not strictly chemicals. I haven't mentioned the fatty acids, nucleic acids, bases, neurotransmitters and receptors, vitamins and antioxidants, all of which are also chemicals. The list goes on and on . . .

Answer 4

Yes. All the natural sources of food can be contaminated with residues of pesticides etc., for example, you can find traces of DDT and PCBs in the body fat of penguins. Also, most foods contain water, which is a chemical, and foods themselves are organic chemicals, which means that they contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, nitrogen.

Answer 5

The average person eats thousands of different chemicals, which are found in various foods and beverages. These chemicals include essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals, as well as additives and preservatives. Many of these chemicals are harmless, but some may have health implications depending on the amount consumed.

Answer 6

You should NOT be eating any sort of chemicals.

Answer 7

Many. Catabolism and cellular respiration.