Turmeric Side Effects: While it is important to pay attention to food for good health, adulteration in many things has a bad effect on our health. Talking about turmeric, it is one of the special spices of Indian kitchen and is like a special medicine. A recent study report regarding turmeric has revealed that it contains more than 200 times the amount of lead which we are not aware of and which harms our health.
Here is what has been revealed in a study recently published in the journal 'Science of the Total Environment' regarding turmeric. According to this, dangerous levels of lead were found in the turmeric samples available in Patna, India and Karachi and Peshawar, Pakistan. This lead is found to be 200 times more than the limit of 10 micrograms/gram set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and is quite dangerous for health.
High levels of lead were also found in turmeric samples in Guwahati and Chennai. Apart from this, turmeric contains 'lead chromate' like lead, which is used in paint, plastic, rubber and ceramic coating.
Here, if we consume lead with turmeric, knowingly or unknowingly, it causes harm to our health. Excessive consumption of lead has serious effects on the brain, heart and kidneys. Besides affecting intelligence, it also increases the risk of heart disease, kidney failure and stroke. Here, lead consumption is harmful in increasing high blood pressure. It can cause fatigue, high blood pressure and digestive problems in adults.
Here, it is very important to keep some things in mind to avoid the consumption of turmeric mixed with lead. For this, you should choose organic turmeric and grind it at home and use it, it poses less risk to health. Here it is important to get turmeric tested, apart from this it is very important to be aware of its dangers.
