Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: About aluminimum cookware

Hi Syl,

You are not causing a stir at all, as far as I'm concerned. You provide us with reported statistics and that is often very helpful.

Even so, I receive several health food email newsletters each week, and this past week we were once again cautioned about cooking in aluminum vessels that have no cladding of stainless steel or a more current non-stick coating.

Personally, I would prefer not to use bare aluminum pots and pans. Many recipes specifically state "in a non-aluminum pan" for various reasons which include a reactive process that changes the taste or texture of the finished dish.

I would have to challenge the authorities who do some of these studies. My mother and my aunt used their aluminum cookware exclusively for over five decades. I have to wonder how many Alzheimer's patients are asked what they cooked their food in over the years, or if the patient could even remember the answer to that question!

I only know that I will not use aluminum cookware that is not clad with something else so that the food does not touch the aluminum during preparation. Why take the risk?

To each his own!

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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff

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