A leading Indian scientific authority warns that the use of aluminum cookware may contribute significantly to the development of Alzheimer's disease and other nervous disorders.
The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), which is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has concluded that the intake of aluminum compounds from many sources is on the rise and producing detrimental effects on human health. Aluminum cookware is especially dangerous when used to prepare acid foods such as tomatoes, which causes the metal to be leached out.
Besides Alzheimer's, toxic levels of aluminum has also been associated with Parkinson's disease, various dementia's and bone diseases. NIN doctors expressed special concern for the elderly whose ability to remove these toxins is reduced. The NIN experts noted that human exposure to aluminum is also on the increase from the water supply.
Besides naturally occurring aluminum, other aluminum compounds are added as part of the water treatment process. Also, aluminum is present in many popular OTC and prescription medicines such as antacids, antiperspirants, pain-killers and anti-diarrhea medicines.
Besides cookware, aluminum is increasingly being used in food packaging, especially ready-to-cook foods. Additionally, there are many aluminum-containing food additives in use as buffers, neutralizing agents, dough strengtheners and emulsifying agents.
How safe are you while you cook????
2 comments:
So, what are we suppsed to cook in? As it is I need to throw away all my plastic cups & pyrex cookware! Now I won't have anything to cook in! Raw food is healthier, except for meat...
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Better get rid of those aluminum one-hitters too!
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