Re: fluorine food sources

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It's time to stop that subject, you are no expert please stop.

Jeff el

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> If you want to avoid fluorine, you want to avoid the rich

> food sources of fluorine. Szpak

This post is about the fluorine content in store-bought

fruit juices.

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This link contains many fluorine abstracts:

http://www.fluorideaction.org/pesticides/1991.part.2.f.abstracts.htm

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> J Clin Pediatr Dent 1991 Fall;16(1):38-40

Fluoride levels and fluoride contamination of fruit juices.

Stannard JG, Shim YS, Kritsineli M, Labropoulou P, Tsamtsouris A.

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental

Medicine, Boston 02111.

Increasing consumption of beverages as a replacement for water have

made fluoride content in beverages an important issue. In this study,

forty-three ready-to-drink fruit juices were examined for fluoride

ion concentration. It was found that 42% of the samples had more than

1 ppm of fluoride. It was also determined that " pure " fruit juices,

often grape juices, contained high levels of fluoride. Juice made

from grapes separated from the skin did not contain any fluoride.

Since it is common practice to use fluoride-containing insecticide in

growing grapes, it is believed that contamination of these juices is

occurring. Washing of grape skins produced appreciable quantities of

fluoride. Given that increasing numbers of people are consuming

beverages instead of water, fluoride supplementation should not be

based solely upon the concentration of the drinking water, but should

also consider the amount of different beverages consumed and their

fluoride content.

[Guest guest]

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> > If you want to avoid fluorine, you want to avoid the rich

> > food sources of fluorine. Szpak

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http://www.ithyroid.com/fluorine.htm

This post is about:

1) types of fluoride added to drinking water

2) selenium *might* hinder absorption of fluorine

3) fluorine content in foods

4) not all water filters remove fluoride

5) milk *might* hinder fluoride absorption

6) fluoride content of toothpaste

Personal summary: Avoid tea and some seafoods (which seafoods

is still unclear), possibly some meats,

and of course, fluoridated water.

Tea is very high in fluoride.

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What is Fluoride?

Fluoride is an element from the halogen group, as are iodide and

chloride. It is commonly added to the water supply as

hydrofluosilicic acid, silicofluoride or sodium fluoride.

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Nutrition Almanac, pg. 133 (Selenium): " Overdoses (of selenium) can

interfere with flouride assimilation, which helps prevent tooth

decay. Children who live in areas where the soil is rich in selenium

show signs of increased decayed, missing and filled teeth. "

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Limeback points out that almost all the beverages we drink (beer,

pop, juice)

are made with fluoridated water. Fish and other foods also contain

fluoride.

Many of the vegetables we eat are fertilized with compounds

containing fluoride;

they are irrigated with, and washed and cooked in, fluoridated water.

So we are

getting far more fluoride than it appears.

Also........

Toothpaste, beverages, processed food, fresh fruits and vegetables,

vitamins and mineral supplements all contribute to the intake of

fluoride.

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The Doctors' Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia: " The major source of

flouride is from drinking water. In the United States, the typical

daily intake of flouride from drinking water is from 1-2 milligrams

and from foods, 0.2 to 0.6 milligrams. Foods high in flouride include

seafood, animal meat (especially if the bones are included in the

preparation), and tea. One cup of tea can have from 1-4 milligrams of

flouride. Foods poor in flouride include fruits, cereals, milk and

other dairy products. "

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A great deal of tea information. Some is here.

Tea is very high in fluoride content. Fluoride in tea is much higher

than the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) set for fluoride in drinking

water.

Tea leaves accumulate more fluoride (from pollution of soil and air)

than any other edible plant (1,2,3). Fluoride content in tea has

risen dramatically over the last 20 years, as has tea consumption (4).

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WATER FILTERS:

.. Some water filters can remove fluoride from the water, but carbon-

based filters such as the Brita filter do not, so be sure to find the

right type of filter for fluoride.

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MILK HINDERS FLUORIDE ABSORPTION:

The effect of milk products on the gastrointestinal absorption of

fluoride from sodium fluoride tablets was studied in five healthy

subjects. Two different diets were tested: (1) 250 ml standardized

milk (3% fat) and (2) 500 ml of milk, 3 pieces of white bread with

cheese and 150 ml of yoghurt. The 100% bioavailability of sodium

fluoride tablets during fasting was greatly decreased by

coadministration of milk products: with Diet 1 the absolute

bioavailability calculated from combined plasma and urine data was in

the range 50--79% and with Diet 2 it ranged from 50--71%. It is

suggested that the decreased bioavailability produced by dairy

products should be taken into account when establishing flouride

dosage regimens for prophylaxis of caries.

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FLUORIDE CONTENT OF TOOTHPASTE:

(Toronto's water

supply is 1 part per million (ppm) fluoride. Toothpaste, typically,

contains

1,500 ppm.)

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[Guest guest]

Can I assume you have a list of the foods that are the

highest in fluorine content? If you have such a list with

amounts of fluorine contained in each food, I think the

group would benefit from it.

People could avoid such foods if they desired.

> It's time to stop that subject, you are no expert please stop.

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> Jeff el

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