What are the side effects of too much consumption of canned food in the body?
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Generally, there are no health risks. But canned food should be consumed as part of a varied and balanced diet. Also, you shouldn’t eat any food from a damaged can; this can cause contamination from the material of the can and potentially dangerous spoilage if the integrity of the can is compromised. Finally, once the can has been opened, if the contents are not consumed immediately, they should be kept refrigerated and not kept for more than a day or two.
Canned food isn’t that unhealthy. Yeah, it may be overcooked, and it’s packed in salt water or preservatives, and some of the nutrients are washed out or cooked out, but it’s a convenient, long-shelf-life form of food, easily transported and stored, so it makes possible out of season or perishable foods that once were available only for the briefest of seasons. One can eat a lot of it without ill effects. The canning technology has improved, so that metals poisoning is no longer an issue, and so that botulism and other bacterial toxins are no issue.