"Curt Bousquet" <
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> RE: Metal bottles. I would want to be 100% sure that the bottles didn't have ANY aluminum in them.
> I've been seeing some really scary reports about the effects of aluminum ingested over long
> periods of time because of the use of aluminum cooking utensils. Aluminum in the diet has been
> (tentatively?) identified as a factor increasing your risk of Alzheimers:
This is off-topic - and NOT to start a flame war - but I wrote to the Alzheimer's Disease group once
awhile back and here is the response I got:
There are many theories as to what may cause Alzheimer's disease, and one theory focused on
aluminum. However, there is no evidence that aluminum exposure from any source (soda cans, cookware,
antiperspirant, antacids) affects the risk or progression of Alzheimer's disease. Aluminum is one of
the most common substances in the earth's crust. The aluminum theory was based on the fact that
early autopsies of Alzheimer's patients found aluminum deposits in the brain. At this time,
researchers believe that the aluminum found in the brain of an Alzheimer's patient accumulates as a
result of already having the disease, rather than an accumulation of aluminum causing the disease.
Also, autopsies of Alzheimer's patients indicate that not all Alzheimer's patients have aluminum
deposits in their brains. If you would like us to send you information on Alzheimer's disease and
aluminum, please reply to this message with your postal mailing address and request publication
Z-31. That article is also available at
[
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00036.html].
For more information about Alzheimer's Disease, please call us at (800) 438-4380 or visit our web
site at <www.alzheimers.org>.
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We hope you find this information useful.
Sincerely, The ADEAR Center Staff