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From: Rob.Flor@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Flor)
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Subject: Re: FAT/MS
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Date: 4 Dec 90 16:06:40 GMT
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Hi Nadine!
  Re Aluminum.  I can give you some background.  The information I
have is from studying Nutrition Counciling 7 years ago, so it isn't
cutting edge knowledge but should serve as an introduction.
  Aluminum has been considered ok because it is very difficult to
absorb, doesn't have any known use in the body and doesn't tend to
replace similar minerals such as magnesium because Aluminum is so
reactive that it is always bound tightly to another atom, making it
unavailable.  
  As Alzheimer's began to be recognized and studied, one discovery was
Aluminum concentrations in affected nerve cells.  It's logical to
presume aluminum is related to the nerve atrophy, and not a bad idea at
all to avoid excessive exposure.  To balance this, it seemed (at that
time) that there was some defect which allowed aluminum concentration -
ie: it still seems that it isn't directly related to exposure but how
it's handles by some indivuals.  Similar to salt, which only raised
blood pressure in individuals whose kidney's release a pressure
regulating hormone in response to salt. 
 That was the state of knowledge 8 yrs ago.  As far as exposure goes,
 aluminum is the active ingredient in one class of antacids such as
ROLAIDS, (as opposed to TUMS which uses Calcium); anti-perspirants that
use Aluminum to clog sweat-glands, and cookware.  It's hard to find
aluminum pans without teflon these days, personally I'd rather avoid
the teflon and keep my fry-pan seasoned. Letting particularly acid or
especially - alkaline - foods sit can dissolve some aluminum from the
pan.
  I can't bring you up to date on the relationship to immune response
as I haven't studied this in a while, but this model,  even if I'm
quite mistaken, should help in knowing some of the questions to ask.
 
Cheers!
-Rob

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