the guy Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 purely hypothetically, could a human live on nothing but animal blood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I actually asked a medical doctor about this one and the answer is no. blood doesn't contain the nutrients we need to survive in the quantities it takes to keep us alive, it messes up our digestive systems (results in the most horrific smelling excrement and gas you can imagine) Blood is not a food capable of sustaining us long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Also, you will likely get iron poisoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Iron poisoning is rather unlikely as the concentration is simply not high enough. As already mentioned, blood tends to be very low concentrated on other nutrients as well. Much data can be found in studies about vampire bats, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 (results in the most horrific smelling excrement and gas you can imagine) This is helpful in spotting vampires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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