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human
Would it be dangerous to consume food in a holodeck?

Say you ate food while in a holodeck simulation and you stayed in long enough for the food to be absorbed into your body.

What would happen to those materials when you exit the holodeck?

Is it even possible to consume things in the holodeck?
gpt
That depends entirely on whether or not the holodeck is set to replicate the food.

If replication is enabled, the food is real, and it will stay with you when you leave.  If replication is off, the food is entirely illusionary, made of nothing but lights and forcefields.  Once it gets to your stomach, the holodeck will stop simulating it.    With holographic, non-replicated alcohol, you'd be able to drink as many drinks as you liked without ever feeling a buzz.