“If you use aluminum foil for baking, stop right now!” Stop it immediately.

In almost every kitchen you can find a roll of aluminum foil. Resourceful housewives have found foil dozens of uses in everyday life: from cooking and storing food to sharpening scissors and even treating diseases.





It is claimed that if you cook food in foil, it will turn out to be very juicy, soft and tender, while the products will still retain all their useful properties. Let us dwell on the useful properties in more detail.





Foil is a thin metal sheet that contains 92 to 99% pure aluminum. In WHO documents, aluminum is classified as a substance that does not pose a danger.

It is not a carcinogen like mercury, cadmium and lead, but it can accumulate in the body, causing a number of serious diseases. Controversy over the safety of aluminum has been going on for decades, but recent research is making scientists sound the alarm.

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It turns out that even small amounts of aluminum are able to overcome the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in brain tissues, bones and internal organs, which is the cause of many ailments.

Most often for this reason, oncological diseases occur. Most women with malignant breast tumors find deposits of this metal in the lymph nodes close to the mammary glands.





It is established that aluminum negatively affects the metabolism, the functioning of the nervous system, affects the reproduction and growth of cells. In some studies, aluminum is associated with brain lesions characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (in the hair of patients there is an increased content of aluminum).





Once aluminum utensils were produced in large quantities, since its cost on an industrial scale was low. After scientists have proven negative effects of aluminum on the human bodyIn many countries of the world refused to produce such dishes. But in the CIS countries and Russia there are enterprises that still produce aluminum dishes.





Experts involved in the testing and certification of dishes, including aluminum, advise to use it only for boiling water - all other substances at high temperatures provoke an active reaction in aluminum dishes. No wonder aluminum utensils are prohibited for use in children's institutions in Russia.

The problem of using aluminum dishes is partially solved by special processing. Manufacturers treat aluminum in such a way that when it comes into contact with food, it does not enter into chemical reactions with it. To do this, all cutlery, from spoons to pans, is sprayed, preventing oxidation.

With cooking in aluminum foil, a completely different story arises. Aluminum foil is disposable, and we are not able to create an inert layer on it before use. Food cooked in foil can contain aluminum up to six times the safe daily intake set by the World Health Organization.





Especially hard. foil manifests itself when it comes into contact with hot food, for baking in this case it is better to use parchment paper. Of course, it is not so convenient, but it is much safer. If you can not refuse foil, wrap food in parchment.

Of course, it is impossible to completely remove aluminum from your diet, but it is in your power to minimize the ingress of aluminum into the body. To do this, you need to adhere to several rules.

1. Do not buy or consume industrial products in aluminum containers or packaging (canned goods, semi-finished products and prepared food in aluminum containers, dairy and other products in a package with an inner layer of aluminum foil).
2. Do not use aluminum utensils and other aluminum kitchen utensils.
3. And most importantly, do not cook in foil and do not use aluminum foil to store food.

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