Episode 409
How long after eating is that carbon exhaled?
How long does it carbon atoms to get from our food to our breath?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
May 12, 20193m 37s
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Show Notes
Greg asked, "When I exhale, my breath contains carbon atoms. How long ago were they in my food or drink?" We were hungry for answers, so Ruby Osborn asked Fred Warren from the Quadram Institute Bioscience to break it down... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
food breakdownfood digestionnutrient respirationcarbon dioxidecarbon labellingFred WarrenQuadram Institute