Boiling kills germs and Bacteria but there Dead bodies are still there right? So isn’t that harmful as well?
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Germs are everywhere. Your mouth is covered in them right this very moment, and every time you swallow, you’re taking millions of them into your stomach.
Dead bacteria aren’t dangerous any more than most live ones are. They’re ultimately made of the same bits and pieces as other living things are, and those get broken down and processed just as well.
However, some microbes create toxins as a byproduct of their metabolism, and boiling doesn’t get rid of those. Hence why you can’t un-spoil food by cooking it thoroughly, as the toxins are still there even if the producing bacteria are all dead.
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