Do you heat or store food in plastic containers? If your answer is yes then now you have to change this habit of yours.
If some food is left in the house, then usually people fill it in plastic boxes or containers and store it in the fridge. This is done in almost all the houses. However, it can have dangerous side effects. Actually plastic has become an important part of our life. Most of the utensils used for food storage containers are made of plastic. Even though plastic utensils may seem convenient to you, but many things that harm the body are linked to it.
Experts also say that people should avoid using plastic utensils. Not only this, but the leftover food should not be stored in plastic utensils, nor should it be heated by keeping food in it. The reason for this is that it has a bad effect on the body. Experts are concerned about the fact that the practice of keeping leftover food in plastic containers is very high. Also, people do not know the damage caused by it.
What are the disadvantages of plastic containers?
Experts told that plastic utensils harm the body. He says that people should avoid using it. When food is heated in plastic containers or a certain type of food is kept in it, it releases a kind of chemical, which harms our health. People already know about other diseases like cancer caused by plastic.
Where to use plastic containers ?
Now the question arises that if we have to use plastic containers, then for what they should be used. Experts suggest that if someone wants to use a plastic container, then they should use a special type of plastic. Such as containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Containers made of PET are different from normal plastic. They don't have any side effects on the body either.
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