IS ALUMINUM FOIL UNHEALTHY

Answer 1

Yes aluminum foil does have severe health risks due to the problem of aluminum leaching into food. Aluminum is classified in all countries as a poison.

The body is unable to digest aluminum and so therefore it accumulates in the liver, kidneys, bones and brain tissues. As it accumulates people can to experience abdominal pain and tiredness. If it accumulates to a significant amount it can cause death. diseases caused by aluminium leaching include:

Abdominal Pain

Alzheimers

Anxiety

Anemia

Asthma

Bone disease

Memory loss

Kidney Failure

increased risk of infections

etc

A significant amount of aluminium has been found in the brain tissues of patients suffering from Alzheimer diseases which has come from food wrapped in aluminium foil or cooked in aluminium pots.

Aluminium is highly reactive metal and it reacts with the food processed in aluminium utensils or wrapped in aluminium foil. When we wrap food in aluminium foil it leaches out and make it harmful for our health. The more and longer the food is heated the more aluminium will leach in to the food. It is more reactive to the acidic food. It is easily absorbed by the acidic food. So it is not recommended to make food in aluminium pots and wrap in aluminium foil. Also if you use a iron or stainless steel pan under the food then wrap foil over the top this will increase the rate at which aluminum leaches due to electrolytic action and again especially if the food is acidic.

Wrapping cold food in aluminum foil is far less of a problem. But never wrap acidic food in aluminum foil. never wrap acidic foods like tomatoes in aluminum foil.

Aluminum leaching in beverage cans is also a problem as most beverages are highly acidic, and the longer the beverage is if the can the more aluminum is leached.

Also beware of aluminum in toothpastes.

It is therefore safer to avoid aluminium foil and use alternative wrappings.

Aluminum is also a finite resource that takes a lot of energy to produce and aluminum foil is going into the waste dumps where acids form and it is then leached into the water systems and rivers and the sea.

You can try an experiment.

Place some vinegar or lemon juice in a small stainless steel container. Add vinegar wrap top with aluminum foil so that the foil touches the vinegar in the middle. Leave overnight. And you will see the next day that the aluminum is being eaten away by the acid.