2023-06-02 17:15:59
Last updated: 3/6/202301:35 PM (Mecca time)
The use of a number of products that contain aluminum is associated with fears that they may cause various diseases, including cancer, and questions are raised from time to time about the safe limits for the use of these products. In this report, we review the most prominent products that contain aluminum, and are products such as aluminum foil and deodorants harmful to health?
What is aluminium?
Aluminum is a lightweight, silvery-white metal that is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Aluminum is a highly reactive element, and it is never found in a free state in nature. Rather, it is found with other elements, most notably oxygen, silicon and fluorine.
Aluminum in consumer products
Aluminum is found in a number of consumer products, the most important of which are:
- Antacids.
- aspirin equivalent (Buffered Aspirin), which is a combination of aspirin and an antacid (such as aluminum hydroxide), as the antacid helps reduce heartburn and upset stomach that may be caused by aspirin.
- food additives.
- Antiperspirants.
- makeup.
Cooking in aluminum foil
Aluminum foil, also known as tin foil, is a thin, shiny sheet of aluminum metal, made by rolling large sheets of aluminum until they are less than 0.2 mm thick.
People use aluminum foil to store food, cover baking surfaces, and wrap foods such as meat, to prevent moisture loss during cooking.
Aluminum foil is not dangerous, and cooking with it can increase the amount of aluminum in your food. However, these amounts are very small and researchers consider them safe, according to a report on the “Healthline” website (Health Line).
And if you’re concerned about the amount of aluminum in your diet, you may want to stop cooking with aluminum foil. However, the amount of aluminum that tin foil contributes to your diet is likely to be minimal. And since you’re probably eating far less than the amount of aluminum that’s considered safe, avoiding aluminum foil while cooking won’t be necessary.
Is aluminum utensils harmful to health?
Generally not, for example you say Canadian government In a leaflet on the safe use of cooking utensils, it says, “Canadians typically consume around 10 milligrams of aluminum per day, mostly from food. Aluminum pots and pans provide just one milligram of that amount. The World Health Organization estimates that adults can consume more than 50 milligrams of aluminum per day without harm.
aluminum in food
Aluminum from food is usually harmless, and some studies show that people exposed to high levels of it may develop Alzheimer’s disease, but other studies have not found this to be true.
Some people with kidney disease store too much aluminum in their bodies, because the disease causes less aluminum to be removed from the body in the urine. Sometimes, these people develop bone or brain diseases that doctors believe are caused by excess aluminum.
Although over-the-counter aluminum-containing oral products are considered safe for healthy individuals at recommended doses (such as antacids), some adverse effects have been observed after long-term use in some people.
Generally, exposure to levels of aluminum that are naturally present in food and water and forms of aluminum found in aluminum utensils is not considered harmful.
Eating large amounts of processed foods that contain aluminum additives or frequent cooking of acidic foods in aluminum utensils may expose a person to higher levels of aluminum than someone who generally consumes unprocessed foods and uses utensils made of other materials such as stainless steel or glass.
However, aluminum levels found in processed foods and foods cooked in aluminum utensils are generally considered safe.
Aluminum and cancer
It has not been proven that aluminum has a role in cancer, but the fact that aluminum smelter workers are at greater risk of developing cancer is due to their exposure to other chemicals, not aluminum.
Dr. Robert Yokel, a professor of toxicology at the University of Kentucky who studies aluminum, said – in a statement to USA Today (USA Today)-“It is generally concluded that there is no good evidence that aluminum causes cancer.”
Is aluminum in vaccines harmful?
No, she says Global Health Organization Vaccines may contain catalysts, and may be in a very small amount of aluminum salts (such as aluminum phosphate, aluminum hydroxide, or potassium and aluminum sulfate), and it has been proven that aluminum does not cause any health problems in the long term.
Tolerable level of aluminum per day
According to the World Health Organization and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), levels of less than 2 mg per 1 kg of body weight per week are unlikely to cause health problems.
Aluminum in deodorant
We must differentiate between two products:
- Antiperspirants, which contain aluminum to reduce sweating.
- Deodorants, not aluminum as an ingredient.
according to the site “HealthlineIt’s not clear whether the aluminum in antiperspirants can build up in your body, and you’re more likely to get aluminum from other sources such as medications. However, there is no scientific evidence directly linking aluminum to cancers or other health conditions.
However, experts believe that the use of antiperspirants is not a good idea for everyone, such as those suffering from severe kidney disease, as the ability of the kidneys to excrete aluminum from the body is less, which may lead to its accumulation in it.
If you have a kidney disease, always check the ingredients on products before you buy or use them.
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