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What are the health implications of accidentally eating a small quantity of aluminium - haomeialu - 12-18-2017
I've eaten a small quantity and survived. Aluminum itself isn't the demon it is made out to be. That started when researchers noticed aluminum content in plaques of those with alzheimers, but no one could show a causal relationship. But when you eat it the sulfuric acid reacts it and form hydrogen gas (no worries here) and aluminum sulfate (some worries). of course your stomach is a gelatinous mass of mucus and chum and some foils are coated in plastic on one side (so reactions aren't taking place quickly). Eventually your body will digest it enough to get it through, but its not like you are putting foil strips into draino or anything (don't do that, btw). I looked up the msds on foil for reynold's wrap and it doesn't have anything for ingestion, it says its unlikely anyone would eat it. Small bits aren't going to hurt anything.
RE: What are the health implications of accidentally eating a small quantity of aluminium - aluhm - 12-18-2017
Aluminum foil into the stomach is not substantially acid digestion (but to prevent the risk of scratching the gastric mucosa), because the aluminum foil has formed a protective oxide film is compact in the air, thereby preventing the aluminum reacts with the acid, unless before you eat like peeling the skin of the fruit peel foil as the foil would not say O (a _ O ha ~ (a) if you really do, advised to see a neurologist), rest assured, even if it is not what relationship is absorbed in the body's metabolic functions under the aluminum 95% will be with the urine or sweat out of the body, but was completely absorbed aluminum will be long-term presence in the human body, the accumulation of more will cause harm to human brain.