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EPISODE · May 12, 2019 · 3 MIN

How long after eating is that carbon exhaled?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

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

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