> On Friday 23 May 2003 06:46 am, Sean Alcorn - PIC Stuff wrote:
>
>> And a little earlier than that - using lead as a food additive was
>> considered the norm. Even today, people continue to purchase
>> aluminium saucepans.
>
> What's the problem with that?
>
> There's no evidence that there is a health risk associated with
> aluminum pans.
>
> Or are you referring to the (now discredited) study that linked
> aluminum with Alzheimer's disease?
>
> From the Alzheimer's association at
> http://www.alz.org/ResourceCenter/FactSheets/FSAluminum.pdf
>
> Although research into the Alzheimer's/aluminum connection continues,
> most
> mainstream health professionals believe, based on current knowledge,
> that exposure to
> aluminum is not a significant risk factor. Public health bodies
> sharing this conviction
> include the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. National
> Institutes of Health
> (NIH), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Health
> Canada. Further, it
> is unlikely that people can significantly reduce their exposure to
> aluminum through such
> measures as avoiding aluminum-containing cookware, foil, beverage
> cans, medications,
> or other products. Even if aluminum were clearly implicated in
> Alzheimer's, these routes
> of exposure account for only a small percentage of the average
> person's intake.