Why is it harmful to cook in Aluminium cookware?
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Making right food choices are vital for our health.
However, it has been observed that choosing the correct cookware is also very
important. According to recent research studies, using aluminium cookware can
add pollutants to our bodies. These cause various health hazards. Cooking meals
in an aluminium utensil can add about 1-2 mg of aluminium to your foods.
Aluminium utensils are used because they are cheap,
rust-free, light-weight and easily available. Yet, when these aluminium
utensils are used for a long time, these cause several health risks. Also,
aluminium neutralises Vitamins and minerals present in the food.
Health
risks caused by using aluminium utensils
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Disease
and Illness
Inhaling aluminium dust is more harmful than eating
aluminium particles dissolved in foods. People working for a long time in an
atmosphere contaminated with aluminium dust show poor health.
It has been reported that their chest X-rays show
abnormality and they develop chronic coughs.
Also, these people get kidney problems
and others. Since their bodies have excess accumulated aluminium they get bone
and/or brain disorders. Yet, there is not enough scientific evidence suggesting
aluminium causes cancer.
Prevention
1. You can
minimize your intake of aluminium amounts into your body. You should avoid
using aluminium utensils for cooking foods enriched in acids such as tomatoes.
You should avoid storing leftover foods in containers made of aluminium.
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2. Also, you
should not use aluminium foils to wrap hot foods. This is because hot and
leftover foods tend to absorb small amounts of aluminium. Hence, you should
stop using old aluminium cookware and start using other better alternatives.
Alzheimer's
disease
Research study on influence of aluminium on
Alzheimer’s disease has proved there is a direct connection. Observations show
that people with Alzheimer’s disease have high content of aluminium in their
diet. Also, high levels of aluminium concentrations were discovered in the
brain of the Alzheimer’s patient.
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What
are the alternatives?
It would not be too difficult to replace your
aluminium utensils in the kitchen. This is because there several substitutes of
aluminium available in today’s market. These metallic substitutes include
anodized aluminium, ceramic or glass, copper, iron, and stainless steel
cookware.
Of these, copper and stainless steel might carry
similar risks of metal transfer into foods. The most recommended material is
anodized aluminium having the hard coating reducing dissolved aluminium in
foods.
