They kind of had me going, until they mention aluminum in a discussion of heavy metals! Seriously! If someone could get such a basic fact wrong, it's hard to believe everything else.
Aluminum may not technically be a heavy metal, but it's still often considered one when it comes to health. It's no secret that it's a poisonous to humans.
Cooking with it at a high heat is discouraged because that allows a lot of it to leak into your food.
It's just when I read a "scientific analysis" of something, and they indicate they lack a basic science background or knowledge, my "could be crazy" radar goes off :)
I feel you. Same thing happens to me. But in this case, it's nitpicking, since it's commonly considered a heavy metal.
By doing a quick google search for "aluminum heavy metal", you'll discover sites with quotes like this on the first page:
Examples of heavy metals include lead, mercury, cadmium, sometimes chromium. Less commonly, metals including iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, beryllium, cobalt, manganese and arsenic may be considered heavy metals.
Subdivisions of Heavy Metal Poisoning
Aluminum Poisoning
Aluminum, although not technically a heavy metal, is often considered one when it comes to health.
Ok, I guess my old chemistry classes made me too technical :) Arsenic is not even a metal, so the first quote may be from the same guy that wrote the article we are talking about :)
They kind of had me going, until they mention aluminum in a discussion of heavy metals! Seriously! If someone could get such a basic fact wrong, it's hard to believe everything else.
Aluminum may not technically be a heavy metal, but it's still often considered one when it comes to health. It's no secret that it's a poisonous to humans.
Cooking with it at a high heat is discouraged because that allows a lot of it to leak into your food.
It's just when I read a "scientific analysis" of something, and they indicate they lack a basic science background or knowledge, my "could be crazy" radar goes off :)
I feel you. Same thing happens to me. But in this case, it's nitpicking, since it's commonly considered a heavy metal.
By doing a quick google search for "aluminum heavy metal", you'll discover sites with quotes like this on the first page:
Ok, I guess my old chemistry classes made me too technical :) Arsenic is not even a metal, so the first quote may be from the same guy that wrote the article we are talking about :)