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From: billp@azure.UUCP (Bill Pfeifer)
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Subject: Re: Aluminum and Alzheimers Disease - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 13:26:53 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  2 13:26:53 1983
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>>	I have an aluminum teapot that I use every morning to boil
>>	water for coffee, I wonder if that's a danger.

Probably not.  Aluminum metal forms a pretty tough oxide in contact with air.
It takes an acid, such as vinegar, to break it down and dissolve some of
the metal.  The main source of aluminum in the diet is not cookware, but
probably antacids, especially the liquid kind.  According to the ingredient
label on a local store-brand, a normal dose contains 250mg of aluminum
hydroxide.

Bill Pfeifer