The nutrition of food depends on the choice of ingredients as well as the method of cooking it. But did you know that the utensil in which we are cooking food also affects nutrition? Actually, the elements of the metal utensil in which we cook food automatically come in the food. And these same elements also go into the body through food. In this sense, aluminum utensils can be quite harmful if used carelessly.
how harmful is aluminum
It has a bad effect on the nervous system. It can cause loss of memory, weakening of bones, itching on the skin, dandruff, stomach related diseases. If it is used in excess, it can even lead to kidney failure, because aluminum absorbs elements like iron and calcium from food. At the same time, when its particles go into the stomach, they also start absorbing the iron and calcium of the body. As a result, their deficiency starts in the body, and many diseases surround them.
Take precautions in use
Aluminum is made of bauxite. If while cooking its particles gradually get deposited in the stomach, then these particles do not even come out through urine. This damages the nervous system of the body, as well as these particles badly affect the brain.
Later it takes the form of Alzheimer’s. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to keep sour foods in aluminum utensils, because due to this their particles get mixed quickly in the food. Instead of using a steel spatula, use a wooden spatula to stir the food while cooking. The spatula of steel or other metal scrapes the coating of the vessel so that the aluminum reaches the body more along with the food.
Also, avoid cooking on a high flame. Do not cook food that has been cooked for a long time in it:
If you are cooking food in aluminum utensils, then do not keep that food in the same vessel for a long time. If you keep hot food in the same vessel for a long time, then more and more of its particles will dissolve in the food. According to the researchers, tea, coffee, acidic foods, vinegar, and related foods, chutneys, tomato gravy or sauces, etc. should not be made in aluminum utensils.
options that should be taken
- Instead, utensils made of anodized aluminum can be used. However, it would be better to use steel, iron, and pottery more and more.
- Using aluminum foil is also harmful. When food is wrapped in it for a long time, its particles also get mixed in the food. So don’t use foil at all.
- If you want to stop the use of aluminum completely, then you can buy new utensils by selling them at any utensil shop.- Dr. Rajan Dhingra, Gastroenterologist, Paras JK Hospital, Udaipur
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