One Major Side Effect of Drinking From a Can, New Study Says | Eat This Not That - Eat This, Not That

Maybe you've heard that antiperspirants containing aluminum can be dangerous for your long-term brain health.

Now, a new study is reinforcing that finding, as a group of scientists have found that the aluminum we consume, such as when we drink from a can, can lead to serious impairment to our long-term cognitive function.

The scientists were aware of past research which had concluded that the aluminum found in everyday products, such as deodorants, is associated with neurodegenerative illnesses and forms of dementia, like Alzheimer's.

A possible reason for aluminum's effect on dementia may be that, with age, our kidneys become less capable of filtering aluminum from our bodies when we consume it… which could lead to the accumulation of aluminum in the brain.