Aluminium pressure cooker bad for health?

ceridwen

kittie wrote: »

everyone had aluminium saucepans when I was a child. Stainless steel pans only came about in approx the 1980-1990 era.

also aluminium sulphate was/is used in the water supply system.

http://www.dwrcymru.com/English/library/publications/Aluminium/English.pdf

there was more aluminium in water in past years

I don`t care if aluminium is proven to be linked or not. I am not going to ingest aluminium or any other chemicals if I can help it. Hence me using a filter for the past 30 years and eating organic.

Right with you on that one kittie!

The knowledge that something is health-hazardous always takes some time (often decades) before it filters through from the first people to be aware of it to a stage where "everyone and their cat" knows about it. Take asbestos for instance - the first people to be aware of it being unsafe were over 100 years ago - and yet other people were working with it in living memory (some of whom are still dying a slow death because of it at present). How come they STARTED working with it decades after the first people knew about it?

The battles going on at present - because some of us know, but others arent yet aware - include G.M. food, irradiated food, microwaves, pylons, wireless networks (ie "this is a wireless zone" for use of laptops).

Penelope_Penguin

ceridwen wrote: »

Right with you on that one kittie!

The knowledge that something is health-hazardous always takes some time (often decades) before it filters through from the first people to be aware of it to a stage where "everyone and their cat" knows about it. Take asbestos for instance - the first people to be aware of it being unsafe were over 100 years ago - and yet other people were working with it in living memory (some of whom are still dying a slow death because of it at present). How come they STARTED working with it decades after the first people knew about it?

The battles going on at present - because some of us know, but others arent yet aware - include G.M. food, irradiated food, microwaves, pylons, wireless networks (ie "this is a wireless zone" for use of laptops).

And some things just aren't hazardous at all. None of the evidence at the moment points to aluminium being a real threat.

As others have said, I'm prepared to take a (miniscule) risk with aluminium, and reduce known risks, such as excess salt, obesity, lack of exercise.

Penny. x