• SCB@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s… Not how human body processes things.

      My mistake for assuming this was a real conversation between interested people.

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        1 year ago

        Really? So it’s just as toxic to drink something in one dose as it is to drink it in several doses throughout the day? Weird, I wonder why medicine is spaced out across the day so often?

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          1 year ago

          Many reasons! Sometimes to achieve stable levels, sometimes due to interactions with cellular processes.

          Do you want to go into that? I can share what I know. You don’t seem to be engaging in good faith tho :/

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            1 year ago

            I’m just not understanding why something would be equally toxic if you took it all at once compared to taking a little bit at different times of the day. That really doesn’t make sense when it comes to basic chemistry.

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              Because if you took less at a time your body will have already processed some of the previous dose before you take the next does. You shouldn’t eat 5 pounds of black liquorice in one sitting because it’s toxic in that amount, but you can safely have that amount spread out over time.

              Imagine taking 6 ibuprofen all at once instead of taking 1 or 2 every few hours. That would absolutely not be a good idea.

              Everything on earth that can be consumed has a dosage that is too high to safely take all at once, even water. You’re not just pouring this stuff into an isolated beaker.