# Can you absorb micronutrients by walking barefoot?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 9, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-absorb-micronutrients-by-walking-barefoot/414952 "2007-08-09T02:45:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-absorb-micronutrients-by-walking-barefoot/414952/21 "2007-08-09T20:37:37Z")

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[QUOTE=blondebear]  
Can you absorb micronutrients by walking barefoot?  
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Only in a Nancy Kress novel.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-absorb-micronutrients-by-walking-barefoot/414952/22 "2007-08-09T21:12:19Z")

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No, no, no. Just look at your digestive system. Nutrients have to go _down_.

It only works if you walk on your hands.

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