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Use tin foil on your BBQ? Heres a very serious reason why you shouldn't

SUPPOSEDLY we're right in the middle of summer, which means people all over the country have been cracking out the barbecue.

There's something about sticking some burgers on the grill which gets the nation pretty excited - but cleaning it is less of a thrill.

That's why so many of use use tin foil when we're cooking. Whether you wrap food in it before putting it on the barbecue or line the whole thing with a piece to keep it clean, it's common practice for a lot of us.

But it seems that might need to change, as it's been claimed using tin foil on your barbecue could be a major health risk.

The problem is that metal from the aluminium could make its way into your food.

That spells trouble because high levels of the metal in the body have been linked to major diseases like Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and kidney failure.

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To make it easy to understand, the World Health Organisation has previously suggested that 40mg is a safe amount of aluminium to take in daily.

In contrast, food cooked in it can have as much as 400mg.

This was discovered by a study by a group of universities, who measured how much aluminium got into minced meat cooked in foil.

The team found that foil may present a "serious health risk" and could be used for packaging put not for actual cooking - whether on the barbecue or in the oven.

The test saw the food cooked with a variety of different ingredients, including lemon juice, spices and alcohol.

The lemon juice, or other acidic mixtures, fared the worst, with the meat picking up the most metal.

Best was alcohol or salt, which seemed to stop transfer.

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Larita Shotwell

Update: 2024-08-22