SERY 4: UNKNOWN HARMS FROM BROMATE

Potassium Bromate not only has the ability to affect people very quickly through inhalation exposure, or cause cancer when using the product for a long time as mentioned in the previous period, but also results in a series of mass effects. Other health effects such as infertility, damage to liver function, decreased blood count and platelets. Most importantly, Potassium Bromate contributes to the activation of a carcinogenic gene and prevents the body from stopping the growth of foreign cells - tumor cells.

 

 

Liver harm

The liver plays an important role in converting the food that people consume into important substances that can absorb and regulate many components of the blood. Thus, the liver is in a "strategic position" to convert food, medicine and even chemicals absorbed from the digestive tract into forms that the human body can easily absorb. .

In general, the liver plays the role of a purification and purification plant for the human body. Not only that, the liver also plays a key role in removing from the blood the toxic products made from the intestines and organs in the body. Through the liver, they convert into substances that the body can easily eliminate. At the same time, the liver is also the place where bile is produced, a yellowish green fluid, bitter and alkaline, essential for digestion.

It can be seen that the liver is very important for the body, which participates right at the "gateway" of the regulation and use of nutrients.

LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase) is an enzyme that exists in most body tissues and it will be released in the event of cell damage. The place that contains the most LDH is striated muscle and liver, so the high LDH index means damage to cells, muscles and liver.

According to research results published on January 30, 2017 by the Department of Zoology between Saudi Arabia and Egypt Natural Universities on purebred Swiss mice about the change of LDH index, when The mice fed the controlled potassium-containing foods with doses higher than allowed, the LDH index increased dramatically. Thereby, when consumed foods containing potassium bromate no matter how much, cells in the body will be destroyed and the liver will be poisoned & damaged.

 

 

Negative impact on reproduction ability

The influence of Potassium Bromate on human fertility is a great concern of scientists, although there is no real research evidence. However, a scientific study by Landmark University, Nigeria, the Department of Biology, was published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Reproduction on "The effect of 'Miracle Tree' leaves on ability to reduce toxins in rat testes ”showed that when the mice consumed about 10mg of Bromate diluted per 1 kg of weight within 14 consecutive days, the testes of rats were severely damaged. The sperm fertility was reduced to 26.7% (more than 1/4). This shows that the influence of Bromate on the fertility of men in particular and people in general is very high.

 

 

Reduced red blood cells and increased tumor formation and cancer

In a study performed on rabbits, the hemoglobin (red blood cell) index in the blood decreased significantly when exposed to Bromate. As a result, when the blood cell is decreased, the body's ability to accept oxygen in the blood also decreases, resulting in oxygen-deficient tissues and muscles, and thereby, the body cannot function as usual. Not only that, the decreased blood demand leads to blood clotting and prevents blood loss from bleeding.

Potassium Bromate also contributes to the activation of carcinogenic genes and also makes the genes capable of inhibiting foreign cells inactive. The genes that inhibit foreign cells help the body fight tumor cells, the cause of cancer formation. In-depth studies also show that: Potassium Bromate also directly affects DNA, thereby, chromosomes will be affected and even damaged, and from there, create tumors, precursors of cancer

 

End of sery 4

We can see, through periods 3 and 4, we have been able to see the harmful level of Potassium Bromate to the body. The ban on Bromate in food products is essential and should be done. Many countries, including Vietnam, have officially banned the use of Bromate in food and food additives. However, while waiting for official laws and regulations to be finalized for Bromate manufacturers and suppliers to completely stop using Bromate, consumers need to protect themselves by increasing their understanding and Identify the presence of bromate in surrounding products. Look out for the next installment with the topic "Bromate, 'death' is not just on bread!" for more information on products with the presence of a toxic additive, Potassium Bromate.

Reference: Vietnam Journal Science