Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cbdkc1.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!mcnc!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!cbdkc1!tjs From: tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Aluminum pans - a Health Risk? Message-ID: <1085@cbdkc1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 09:42:08 EDT Article-I.D.: cbdkc1.1085 Posted: Wed Aug 7 09:42:08 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Aug-85 19:57:37 EDT References: <6300003@hpfcly.UUCP> <376@phri.UUCP> Reply-To: tjs@dkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions) Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 19 > I have also heard through the media that there could be a possible connection > between Alzheimer's Disease and the use of aluminum pans. I presonally am convinced that aluminum is bad for you. Whether you agree or not, isn't it wise to avoid aluminum when it is not neccessary? Steel pans work better and I have not heard of any bad effects. We threw out all our aluminum pans including a pressure cooker and replaced them with stainless or cast iron. Cost seems to be the only reason for aluminum, if there is any possible problem then it seems to me that expensive is really cheap. Pans aside, the main source of aluminum seems to be from anti-persperants. All that I have looked at contain aluminum chlorhydrate. This is absorbed through the underarms. One family member was tested and showed high levels of aluminum poisoning, since removing all known sources of aluminum over a two year period the lowering of the aluminum level has been painfully slow. Moral - It is easy to avoid so why not do it? Waiting for medical community approval could result in disaster. {allegra|ihnp4}!cbdkc1!tjs