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Why you shouldn't wrap food in aluminium foil before cooking it

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Food wrapped in aluminium foil. [iStockphoto]

If you're baking fish, roasting vegetables or preparing a piece of meat for dinner tonight, chances are that you'll wrap your food in aluminium foil. What you may not realise is that some of the foil will leach into your meal - and this could be bad for your health.

Research that I conducted with a group of colleagues has explored the use of aluminium for cooking and preparing food. Aluminium doesn't just appear in foil: it is the most popular cookware material used by people in developing countries.

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