Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!dartvax!andyb From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens) Newsgroups: net.cooks,net.med Subject: Re: Healthy Pans Message-ID: <3436@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 14:37:30 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.3436 Posted: Tue Aug 6 14:37:30 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Aug-85 02:31:48 EDT References: <5400015@hpfcly.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 47 Xref: linus net.cooks:3565 net.med:1741 > Holly@hpfcla.UUCP asks about the connection between aluminum pans > and Alzheimer's disease. The connection was discussed in a fairly long posting about two years ago. (Does anyone archive net.med that far back?) That article was taken from the Sept/Oct 1983 issue of "American Health." I don't know whether the facts in the article were correct, but here's a brief summary: - Alzheimer's patients had an aluminum concentration in their brains that is four times higher than normal. - There was *not* any evidence that the disease was caused by the aluminum. - Although there are many sources of aluminum in the environment, it is not known which, if any, are responsible for high aluminum levels in the brain. - The typical daily intake of aluminum is 22 milligrams. - Source of aluminum include Water (clarifier in municipal water-treatment) Baking powder, self-rising flour (leavening) Processed cheese (emulsifying agent) "A single slice of processed cheese may contain 50 mg of aluminum" Nondairy creamer (anti-caking agents) Antacids, buffered aspirin Antiperspirants Aluminum pots and cans, when used to cook or store acidic foods and carbonated drinks. -- Andy Behrens {astrovax,decvax,cornell,ihnp4,linus}!dartvax!andyb.UUCP andyb@dartmouth.CSNET andyb%dartmouth@csnet-relay.ARPA