‘Aluminium pans causing memory loss’
By Shahid HusainKARACHI:
The aluminium pans and foils, used widely in baking needs, should be avoided because they cause dementia (forgetfulness), according to Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad, professor of molecular medicine and neuro-physiology at the Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi.“To avoid the early onset of dementia it is advisable to steer clear of aluminium pans and aluminium foil used in baking,” she told The News. She said that out of Karachi’s population of 15 million, 1.5 million are suffering from mental disorders, mainly dementia. Dementia is defined as the loss of mental processing ability, which includes communication, abstract thinking, judgment and physical abilities, to the extent that it interferes with daily living.Symptoms of dementia include short-term memory loss, long-term memory loss, lowered motivation, forgetting to turn off ovens, lock doors and other “automatic” responses, personality changes, mood changes, difficulties with money and math, disorientation and becoming lost or disorientated in familiar surroundings.“I would suggest that people avoid aluminium as much as they can and grill or bake their food in Pyrex or corning ware,” she said. “It is also beneficial to avoid serving citrus juices in crystal glasses which contain excessive lead and could be chelated by tomato and orange juices,” she went on to say.Prof Fatima made a presentation on “How Aluminium Fluoride causes Dementia” in October this year at a conference organised by the Society for Neuroscience in Atlanta, USA, the world’s largest and most influential yearly gathering of neuroscientists. “The most important environmental factor is aluminium fluoride. Aluminium is present in drinking water and fluoride is present in tea, toothpaste, etc. These chemicals are not so harmful by themselves but, when combined, they mimic g-phosphate at its transition state in Ga protein and is therefore able to inhibit its GTPase activity and results in dementia,” she said.
The aluminium pans and foils, used widely in baking needs, should be avoided because they cause dementia (forgetfulness), according to Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad, professor of molecular medicine and neuro-physiology at the Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi.“To avoid the early onset of dementia it is advisable to steer clear of aluminium pans and aluminium foil used in baking,” she told The News. She said that out of Karachi’s population of 15 million, 1.5 million are suffering from mental disorders, mainly dementia. Dementia is defined as the loss of mental processing ability, which includes communication, abstract thinking, judgment and physical abilities, to the extent that it interferes with daily living.Symptoms of dementia include short-term memory loss, long-term memory loss, lowered motivation, forgetting to turn off ovens, lock doors and other “automatic” responses, personality changes, mood changes, difficulties with money and math, disorientation and becoming lost or disorientated in familiar surroundings.“I would suggest that people avoid aluminium as much as they can and grill or bake their food in Pyrex or corning ware,” she said. “It is also beneficial to avoid serving citrus juices in crystal glasses which contain excessive lead and could be chelated by tomato and orange juices,” she went on to say.Prof Fatima made a presentation on “How Aluminium Fluoride causes Dementia” in October this year at a conference organised by the Society for Neuroscience in Atlanta, USA, the world’s largest and most influential yearly gathering of neuroscientists. “The most important environmental factor is aluminium fluoride. Aluminium is present in drinking water and fluoride is present in tea, toothpaste, etc. These chemicals are not so harmful by themselves but, when combined, they mimic g-phosphate at its transition state in Ga protein and is therefore able to inhibit its GTPase activity and results in dementia,” she said.
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