Sodium bicarbonate is a very weak alkali close to neutral at room temperature, such as its solid or aqueous solution when heated above 50 ℃, it can be transformed into sodium carbonate, irritating and corrosive to humans, irritating the eyes, skin, and respiratory mucous membranes, causing inflammation.

Long-term use of sodium bicarbonate on the body:

1 Effect on the mental system: long-term use of sodium bicarbonate will appear mental symptoms, such as muscle pain, convulsions and persistent headaches.

2 Effects on the digestive system: long-term use of sodium bicarbonate, its weak alkaline will neutralize the stomach acid, is bound to affect digestion, often appear, bad taste in the mouth, loss of appetite, as well as nausea and other phenomena, gouty people would have been a lot of things can not eat, so that the nutrients will be less, will lead to the body even weaker.

3 Impact on the cardiovascular system: long-term use of sodium bicarbonate, will lead to excessive sodium load in the body, which affects the heart function, but also make the blood vessels become brittle.

4 Impact on the urinary system: long-term use of sodium bicarbonate will lead to alkalosis of the kidneys, especially unfavorable for people with renal insufficiency, many people will also appear, urinary frequency, urinary urgency and other symptoms.

5 Interference with calcium absorption: the chemical formula of sodium bicarbonate, NaHC03 in the body to break down the carbonate CO3, CO3 and calcium (Ca) combined to form insoluble calcium carbonate. Due to the large amount of CO3 in the body, and with the muscle competitive binding calcium, will lead to muscle calcium deficiency, osteoporosis and so on.

Of course, it is not entirely impossible to take some sodium bicarbonate properly, but it can only be a stopgap measure, and it can't be used as a life-saving treasure for a long time, otherwise the loss will outweigh the gain.

Expanded information:

Sodium bicarbonate, chemical formula NaHCO?, commonly known as baking soda. White, fine crystals, less soluble in water than sodium carbonate. It is also an industrial chemical, solid 50 ℃ above the beginning of the gradual decomposition of the generation of sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water, 270 ℃ when the complete decomposition.

Baking soda is made from a solution or crystal of soda ash after absorbing carbon dioxide. Therefore, baking soda is also called edible soda (in powder form) in some places. Baking soda is in solid state, round, white in color and soluble in water.

Single salts are divided into: normal salts, acid salts, and alkaline salts. Sodium bicarbonate is an acid salt produced by neutralizing a strong base with a weak acid, and is weakly alkaline when dissolved in water.

In mass production of steamed buns, doughnuts and other food, often baking soda melt water into the noodles, hot decomposition into sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water, carbon dioxide and water vapor overflow, can lead to more fluffy food, sodium carbonate residue in the food. It is possible to taste the excess baking soda added to the buns.

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