Posted by Larry Hoover on November 2, 2004, at 21:32:05
In reply to green tea and aluminum, posted by linkadge on November 2, 2004, at 20:47:27
> Somebody told me that green tea contains significant amounts of aluminum. Is there any truth to this. Should I limit my green tea based on this ??
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> LinkadgeT'ain't so. Don't worry about it at all.
There's more aluminum in chocolate than in tea, and even that is not a concern.
Green teas are always young leaves, and the younger the leaves, the less metal in them. Very inexpensive tea called brick tea (sold mostly in the Orient) has high aluminum and fluoride levels. And *that's* only a problem for the consumers because of the uses to which that tea is put. It's part of the diet, not just a beverage.
Anyway, the catechins and polyphenols in green tea complex any aluminum so strongly that it's almost non-absorbable.
The benefits greatly exceed the risks.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
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