why scientists warn that using aluminum foil can be dangerous there have been a
lot of great inventions over the years the light bulb the wheel social media
but none have been as groundbreaking or instrumental to the human race then
aluminum foil also known as tin foil aluminum foil has guided humanity
through decades of uncertainty and fear however did you know that it could be
dangerous apparently doctors and scientists have
recently discovered that the miracle product known as sin foil might not be a
miracle after all but rather a curse but before we get started why don't you go
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your besties aluminum foil is something that is
regularly used in the culinary arts whether it be wrapping into making patty
up in tin foil or shoving a baked potato into the oven aluminum foil can be found
in most family kitchens but according to new research and studies aluminum foil
can actually be detrimental to one's health a study conducted by Gadda
Bassani for Ames Ames University found that aluminum the primary dangerous
component of aluminum foil is not only prevalent in the foil itself but also in
a lot of cookware according to a Huffington Post article which reviewed
aluminum foil they said while cooking your food in aluminum pots or pans isn't
a bad thing placing it in foil and putting it in the oven is problematic
this is especially true with acidic and spicy food that's prepared at high
temperatures the World Health Organization has a daily intake for the
amount of aluminum that a human body should ingest because the human body is
only capable of processing small amounts of aluminum efficiently the w-h-o
recognizes that limit as 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day
the Huffington Post article went on to state aluminum is present in corn yellow
cheese salt herbs spices and tea it's used in cooking utensils as described
above as well as in pharmacological agents like antacids and antiperspirants
aluminum sulfate which is derived from aluminum is used as a coagulant during
the purification process of drinking water a Health Line article indicated
that while most aluminum intake is derived from foods such as fruits
spinach radishes mushrooms vegetables and some meats aluminum foil cooking
utensils and containers can leach aluminum into your food a United States
National Library of Medicine Journal revealed that cooking red meat and
aluminum foil can increase the aluminum content between eighty nine to three
hundred and seventy eight percent a study published in the International
Journal of electrochemical science in 2012 found that the amount of aluminum
that leeches into the food is based on the type of food and what spices
accompanied it a Reader's Digest article stated the amount varied based on
factors such as temperature and acidity fish and tomatoes are highly acidic but
the findings showed conclusively that aluminum foil does leach into food
cooked in foil gada said the acidity of the food would enhance further leaching
of aluminum into the meal how aluminum will actually harm your body depends on
many factors like your overall well-being and consequently how much
your body can handle the accumulation of it in relation to the allowable dosages
set by the World Health Organization a Health Line article as well as a
Reader's Digest article suggests that people with Alzheimer's have high levels
of aluminum in their brains but there's no direct correlation between a high
intake of aluminum and Alzheimer's still that sounds pretty dangerous nonetheless
the health line article stated in addition to its potential role in brain
disease a handful of studies have suggested that
dietary aluminium could be an environmental risk factor for
inflammatory bowel disease or IBD despite some test tube and animal
studies that allude to the correlation no studies have yet found a definitive
link between aluminum intake and IBD well apparently you're not supposed to
eat too much aluminum foil that's all right there are plenty of uses for tin
foil that don't involve slathering it all over your food why don't we discuss
the how to's of aluminum foil the life hacks the DIYs and the tips to get you
along your day using tin foil number 9 easy cleanup
so you want to do some painting but are afraid of the repercussions so what
happens if you get some paint on something other than your walls don't
panic a great way to keep your doorknob safe is to encase them in aluminum foil
this DIY method pairs well with another life hack line your paint trays with
aluminum foil as well that way when you're done painting you just lift out
the foil and your tray should still be clean
number eight not so greasy just so we're clear it is very dangerous to pour
grease down the drain yes it's a bummer where are you supposed to put all that
gross stuff well if you use aluminum foil for this life hack you should be
gravy just line the bowl with tin foil drain the grease into it and then wait
for it to congeal once it's all dry toss the grease into the place where it
belongs voila now you can show off this cool DIY
hack and save the environment at the same time well done give yourself a pat
on the back number seven silver dresser this DIY
life hack is more than the arts and crafts aficionado or maybe just someone
who likes to live dangerously hey who are we to judge anyway say you've got an
old dresser that needs some sprucing up just slap some crinkled up aluminum foil
over the drawers and glue it all into place presto you've got yourself a
slightly better looking dresser hey maybe people will think this is from
the future with all that shiny silver plastered all over it
number six grill and oven once again we return to the land of
cleaning life hacks this one might sound dangerous but in fact it is really safe
you can use tinfoil to make sure your oven and grill are clean first
the oven throw down a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom of your oven to catch
drips and just replace it whenever it gets too dirty as for your grill with
aluminum foil you can clean your grill without harsh chemicals the folks over
at the daily adventure describe grill cleaning with aluminum foil as an easy
four step process first you lay out a sheet of tin foil all over the grill
while it's still cool next close the lid and heat up the grill for 10 to 20
minutes then turn off the grill because the last part involves cleaning it
finally bunch up the aluminum foil and rub it along the racks hopefully it'll
be removing your excess residue number 5 dryer sheets are you a broke college
student or a person who can't afford to always have fabric softener but does an
obscene amount of laundry me too I mean that's cool because we have a DIY life
hack for you it's simple if you want to get rid of the clothes that are staticky
just toss a ball of aluminum foil in your laundry apparently not only will it
remove the static from your clothes but it will make them fluffier to I'll meet
number four birds of a feather do you have a lonely fruit tree in your
backyard that you can't seem to keep away from the birds are they constantly
swooping in taking your apples oranges bananas for themselves leaving you with
nothing but an empty fruit plate well here's a DIY life hack for you if you
want to keep those pesky avian offenders away just cut out strips
of tin foil and tape them to your fruit tree finally you'll be able to enjoy
some fresh homemade fruit salad yummy yummy
number three sharpen your scissors gee you wish you could get this craft done
but unfortunately your scissors are just too dang dull whatever will you do fear
not dear viewer because there is a DIY life hack for you and believe it or not
it involves tin foil all you need to do is get one folded up sheet of tin foil
and your offending scissors cut with the blades of your cutting utensils across
the tin foil and eventually you should have scissors that could cut through the
Hoover Dam not literally of course but we shouldn't have to say that number to
replace the funnel we're placing windshield wiper fluid filling up your
lawnmower displacing replacing etc there are some horror words for people who
hate spilling liquids everywhere especially oil and gas luckily for you
there's a way to make sure every drop of that precious liquid gets where it needs
to be just roll up a strip of aluminum foil into a cone shape and stick the
smaller end into the receptacle then pour your liquid down the large end and
everything should end up where it needs to be if you're a visual learner
just pretend you're making a funnel number one triple a two double-a
this one blew our minds when we read it we had no idea this was possible but
according to the geniuses down at boredom therapy if you put a piece of
aluminum foil in the positive side of the triple-a batteries they'll work as
double-a batteries no way finally my xbox controller is going to
be up and running again well did you like the video do you have any uses for
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