Sodium Aluminum Sulphate
Stabilizers and Thickeners, Binders, Texturizers
Potentially Harmful
Details
Definition
A food additive most commonly used in baking powder
AKAs
Soda Alum,Sodium Alum,SAS
Health Impact
Although typically not harmful, some studies have shown people exposed to high amounts of aluminum may develop Alzheimer's disease. People with kidney disease store more aluminum in their bodies which can lead to bone and brain disease linked to their inability to remove it from their bodies.
Sources
Evaluation of human exposure to aluminum from food and food contact materials
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00217-018-3124-2PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT: Aluminum
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp22-c1-b.pdfAluminum and Alzheimer's disease: after a century of controversy, is there a plausible link?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21157018/#:~:text=The%20hypothesis%20that%20Al%20significantly,avoidable%20factor%20related%20to%20AD.Reading ingredients made easy. For quicker, healthier decisions.
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