Is it possible to absorb nutrients through your skin?

Question

I worked in hospitality for years and hardly ever ate, always felt like I had eaten after a shift. The thought of eating food after handling it all day was too much. Never lost weight though. Is it possible?

Answer 1

NO NO and NO

Plain and simple...you can not absorb nutrients through your skin.  Its like you are saying you absorbed a 12 inch sub through your left arm.  It can't happen.

Answer 2

No I do not think it is not food anyway, I think that the lack of hunger is from your senses making you feel as if you have eaten all day smelling all the smells and whatnot, as for the weight loss or lack of I am not a physician so I have no info on that.

* julius- harsh much? that was way out of control. *laughing*

Answer 3

don't people recieve a vitamin from the sun, and being out in the days sunlight. i heard about it from some tv show talking about people using tanning beds, and that it is addictive for some. and they were trying to find out why. so you never know. i'd say yeah