How Many Calories are in Uranium? Debunking the Dangerous Myth
                                
                                
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                                According to a viral online myth, a single gram of uranium contains up to 20 billion calories of energy. This figure is a gross misinterpretation of nuclear physics and bears no relevance to dietary calories, which are used by the human body for metabolism. In reality, consuming uranium provides zero metabolic energy and is, in fact, extremely toxic.