IRONWOMAN

I suspect that the faucet that broke from my kitchen sink is made of iron.  Why?  Because all my fridge magnets stuck to it.  So the corroded parts in the faucet head would most probably be iron rust.  So if I had drunk 6 months worth of iron rust, I'd turn into Ironwoman.  

On a more serious note, rust is harmful for the human body and can cause organ damage.

The Harmful Effects of Rust in Human Body

by Drago J Marx

Harmful effects caused by the rust? Yes, you heard it right!

Many of us do not apprehend of the effects that rust can obtain on metals. As in harmful effects, I'm not talking of the ordinary effects it can cause to us, people. We always get on the fact that once we cut ourselves with rusty objects we tend to go to the doctor and get a medication for the vaccine. All we did is getting paranoid of the fact that once the rust entered our bloodstream, it become toxic.

Let's take a review first of how body reacts with rust...

In order that rust should be formed iron must go into solution and hydrogen must be given off in the presence of oxygen or certain oxidizing agents. This presumes electrolytic action, as every iron ion that appears at a certain spot demands the disappearance of a hydrogen ion at another, with a consequent formation of gaseous hydrogen. The gaseous hydrogen is rarely visible in the process of rusting, owing to the rather high solubility and great diffusive power of this element. Substances which increase the concentration of hydrogen ions, such as acids and acid salts, stimulate corrosion, while substances which increase the concentration of hydroxyl ions inhibit it.

The body is an amazing instrument that has built in systems to balance free radicals. The system is not perfect and the balance can be disrupted. Once that balance is lost and more free rust are produced than the body can balance, the body becomes damaged. A cascade begins much like a row of dominos that falls. The constant bombardment by free radicals leads to cell damage. Cell damage builds to tissue damage and leads throughout to organ damage.

Damage from rust is continuous and constant. When a rust interacts with a cell membrane, it damage the cell. Let's face the fact that the human body is composed of billions and billions of cells that are being attacked by billions of free radicals.

Even though rust can cause these types of problems for humans it can cause similar symptoms for many items made of metal and metal infrastructures as well. Although humans and metals are different they both will have the same debilitating effects.

Always remember that you need to be alert from the beginning. If somehow rusting begins, you need rust treatment immediately.

Source: http://goarticles.com/article/The-Harmful-Effects-of-Rust-in-Human-Body/1179605/