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News India Live, Digital Desk: Cadmium: Can you imagine that a plain bread on your dining table, bread eaten in breakfast or a daily vegetable potato can do a slow poison work for you? A very shocking study recently revealed something similar, which has raised the concern of health experts.
This is a danger Cadmium A dangerous heavy metal named. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers it one of the most dangerous elements that produce cancer. It is like a ‘silent killer’, which gradually accumulates in our body and we do not even know.
According to this study published in the famous science journal ‘Exposure and Health’, our daily food items like Cereals (wheat, rice), potatoes, bread and some green vegetables Dangerous amounts of cadmium have been found in.
Where does this dangerous metal come from our food?
The answer is hidden in the soil and water of our fields. Pollution emanating from factories and certain types of phosphate fertilizer (manure) used in farming contaminate our soil and water with cadmium. When plants grow in this soil, they absorb water and nutrients as well as this poisonous cadmium. In this way it reaches our plate by joining our food chain i.e. food chain.
Which things are the most danger in?
According to the study, some plants absorb this metal more than others. These include:
Serious health risk caused by cadmium
It is not just a modest metal. For a long time, if it continues to go in a small amount in the body, then it can cause many serious diseases, such as:
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cancer: Especially the risk of kidney, breast (breast), and prostate cancer.
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Kidney Felier: It directly damages the kidneys.
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Bones weakness: It can make bones weak and brittle.
This study is a major warning that we need not only to pay attention to our food, but also take concrete steps to control environmental pollution, so that our food can avoid being poisonous.
