還在用鋁箔燒烤嗎? 你應該讀讀這篇文章!

A lot has changed since aluminum arrived on the scene back in 1910, after the first aluminum foil rolling plant opened in Emmishofen, Switzerland.

自1910年蘇格蘭Emmishofen的首家鋁箔軋製廠建立，鋁材就逐漸走進我們的生活，也使我們的生活發生了很大變化。

The first use of foil in the United States came about in 1913, when it was used to wrap Life Savers, candy bars, and gum.

美國第一次使用鋁箔是在大約1913年，當時它的用途是包裹救生圈、單獨包裝方糖和口香糖。

Eventually, aluminum foil made its way into American kitchens as a way to bake fish or roast vegetables on the barbecue.

現在鋁箔已經以其獨特的方式進入了美國廚房--一種燒烤時用來烤魚或蔬菜的方法。

And we're using tons of it-so much that experts are getting concerned. Because according to research, some of the foil used in cooking, baking, and grilling leaches into your food, which can pose health problems over time.

我們使用了數已噸計的鋁箔，專家們也開始關注到這一點。因爲根據研究，一些用來烹飪、烘焙和燒烤的鋁箔會滲透到我們的食物中，由此帶來一些健康問題。

According to the World Health Organization, human bodies are capable of properly releasing small amounts of aluminum efficiently, so it's considered safe to ingest 40mg per kilogram of body weight of aluminum per day. Unfortunately, most people are ingesting far more than this.

根據世界衛生組織的數據顯示，人體有能力自排少量的鋁，所以人們認爲相對人的體重，每天攝入四十毫克是很安全的。但不幸的是，大多數人日攝入的鋁含量遠遠高於這個水平。

Scientists have been looking at the potential threat that overexposure to aluminum may have on human health for years, and have found some disturbing results.

科學家在過度攝入鋁對人類健康造成的威脅方面研究多年，並發現了一些令人不安的結果。

For example, researchers have found high concentrations of aluminum in the brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

例如，研究人員發現阿茲海默症病人的腦部有高濃度的鋁。

Studies have also found that high aluminum intake may be linked to a reduction in the growth rate of human cells, and may be potentially harmful for patients with bone diseases or renal impairment.

研究同樣發現，過度攝入鋁也與人體細胞生長速度減緩有關，並可能對那些骨病患者或腎臟有損傷的人帶來更壞的影響。

So should you stop cooking with aluminum foil? It seems the general consensus is that we should, at the very least, cut way back.

所以你是不是也應該停止使用鋁箔做飯呢？最起碼我們應該減少使用。