In fast food, the most harmful thing is the wrapper!

Recently, a lot of criticism has fallen on fast food, which is mainly blamed for the negative impact on people's health. The other day, another stone was thrown in the direction of companies engaged in the production and sale of fast food products.

According to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, in the production of wrapping paper, an invariable attribute of fast food, perfluoroalkyls are added, which have the ability to repel grease (in order to make it difficult for the paper to be impregnated with grease). These chemical compounds are even found in popcorn boxes.

Perfluoroalkyls in small quantities enter food, the digestive tract, and then into the human blood, where they were found by scientists in fast food lovers.




It turns out that perfluoroalkyls are also used to protect carpets, clothing, cardboard and all kinds of wrapping paper from grease stains. According to some reports, these compounds are even contained in fire-fighting foam.

Perfluoroalkyls remain in the body for many years. According to the US Toxic Compounds Agency, it takes 4 years for the content of these chemicals in the human body to decrease by 2 times. Perfluoroalkyls can cause disturbances in hormone secretion and have an effect on blood cholesterol levels.