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Does any aluminum transfer into food when cooking in direct contact with foil?

I know some iron is transferred into food when cooking with cast iron pans, but what about when using aluminum foil in contact with food?

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Nunavut or North west territories
Northern Saskatchewan, and anywhere north of that, even in Saskatoon we often see them
The further North the betterI saw them just the once from the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Used to live in Lachute, QuebecWe got many Northern light shows thereHave also seen them in Alberta on the 1 Highway west of Calgary but the Quebec show is much more colourful.
Yes, a trace amountSome have speculated that that aluminum intake may be harmful, but there's no conclusive scientific evidence of any harmIn particular, people with Alzheimer's disease tend to have abnormal aluminum deposits in their bodies, but it's likely that this is a result, not a cause, of Alzheimer'sThere's no good evidence that aluminum in the diet is responsible for Alzheimer'sTrace iron in the diet (from cooking in cast iron) is actually beneficialIt's said that iron deficiency anemia was quite rare during the period (late 19th to early 20th centuries) when most people had cast-iron cooking utensils.

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