Activated charcoal is used to help reduce excessive flatulence/intestinal gas after eating. Activated charcoal has been created solely for human use. Itandrsquo;s important to realise that activated charcoal is not the same as charcoal used in your barbecue! Barbecue charcoal is loaded with toxins & chemicals, & should never be consumed. Activated charcoal is a manufactured product
- you cannot find it naturally in foods. How does it work? Activated charcoal is very micro-porous, it is produced to have a very fine particle size. Just 1000mg (1g) has a surface area anywhere between 500m 2 & 1000m 2. The small pores increase the surface area available for adsorption (this is different from absorption). Adsorption is a process in which atoms & molecules attach themselves onto a solid or liquid surface. In other words, the toxic substance attaches to the surface of the charcoal. Absorption occurs when a substance passes into or through a substance, like water passing into a sponge. In th...