Eli5 – what “activates” charcoal? And how does that make it good for you?
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Its health benefits are way overblown/exaggerated. If you just ate something poisonous, eating activated charcoal can help prevent your body from absorbing the poison. It helps bind to the poison and you can pass it through your digestive system without it getting into your bloodstream. That’s how it’s used medically. As for the trend of adding it to your food to help generally “remove toxins” from your body – that’s nonsense. Your kidneys and liver do that already with great effect.
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