Pressure cookers contain aluminum, which enters the human body through cooking. If there is too much aluminum in the body, it is difficult to expel it from the kidney, causing toxicity to the brain and nerve cells, thus causing senile dementia.
Pressure cooker is a necessary kitchen utensil for many families, but there have been rumors that it is one of the murderers of senile dementia. You may have heard of the above statement.
Where there are health rumors, there are clove doctors to refute them.
First of all, many pressure cookers are no longer made of aluminum.
[Aluminum Pressure Cooker] is a thing of the past, because this material has poor heat resistance and stability and has been eliminated by the market.
Common pressure cookers on the market are basically made of stainless steel without aluminum, so there is no need to worry about aluminum precipitation. Therefore, rumors should keep pace with the times.
However, some friends’ pressure cookers may be aluminum pressure cookers bought a long time ago. Is there any problem with this?
There is no evidence that aluminum causes Alzheimer’s disease.
It is a fact that aluminum is not easy to be discharged after entering the human body. If it accumulates in large quantities in the human body for a long time, it will affect the health of bones and nervous system and cause certain chronic damage.
However, it is wrong to say that aluminum can cause Alzheimer’s disease.
- When the European Food Safety Administration (EFSA) conducted a risk assessment of aluminum in diet in 2008, it showed that: Based on the available evidence, it is not believed that aluminum intake from food will lead to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (JECFA) conducted two assessments in 2006 and 2011 respectively, and the results both concluded that the current research cannot draw a conclusion that aluminum will lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
Avoid excessive aluminum and do these four things.
Although there is no definite evidence that aluminum can cause senile dementia, as mentioned earlier, it may still cause other damage to the body and is not an essential element for the human body, so excessive intake should be avoided.
We should try our best to do the following four things:
1. Eat less foods with high aluminum content
- Pasta such as fried dough sticks and oil cakes: Alum containing aluminum may be used, which contains relatively more aluminum and should be eaten as little as possible. Seafood such as jellyfish: the aluminum content is also high, so it is recommended to reduce the consumption frequency. If you want to eat it, you must soak and clean it repeatedly. Vermicelli, vermicelli, vermicelli, jelly, cold skin, etc.: In order to make these starchy foods more sinewy, aluminum-containing additives are often added in the production and eat as little as possible.
2. Pay attention to the ingredient list of packaged food
See if there are aluminum-containing additives on the label: if there are, buy and eat as little as possible.
3. Guide children to eat less aluminum-containing foods
The survey shows that the main source of aluminum intake by Chinese residents lies in the use of aluminum-containing additives, that is, eating more aluminum-containing snacks, such as fried flour products, batter for hanging paste, wrapping powder, fried powder-related foods, etc.
Therefore, children may face greater risks of exceeding the standard of aluminum. Parents and teachers should be vigilant and set a good example for reasonable guidance.
Step 4 Use Aluminium Carefully
- Avoid containing acidic food: When using aluminum utensils, avoid dissolving aluminum elements due to frequent loading of tomatoes, vinegar, etc. Avoid scrubbing with steel wire balls, etc. to avoid damage to the oxide film protective layer on the surface and increase the precipitation of aluminum elements.
How to reduce the risk of senile dementia?
Generally speaking, when we should use the pressure cooker, we can still use it.
As for Alzheimer’s disease, there is still no definite method to prevent it. We can only try our best to delay the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease through some ways.
Scientists have found that dietary nutrition and living habits will affect the development of senile dementia, so we can strive to achieve the following 6 points:
- There are many kinds of foods: the daily diet should include whole grains, vegetables, fruits, lean meat and other foods. Reduce saturated fat: including fat in butter, fat and so on. Limit the addition of sugar: refers to all kinds of sugar added to food, including sugar in honey and fruit juice; Less than 50 grams of sugar per day, preferably less than 25 grams. Low sodium and less salt: Excessive sodium intake is not conducive to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, and is also very harmful to brain health. Quit smoking and limit alcohol: Smoking and drinking will increase the risk of senile dementia. Maintain a healthy weight.