Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Aluminum in drinking water increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease


Higher content of aluminum in drinking water increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and the content of quartz, in contrast, reduces the risk of dementia, researchers believe the French. Alzheimer's Disease, multi disease, and the concentration of aluminum may affect the decline of cognitive brain functions, to specialists. Scientists have studied the influence of the association of aluminum and silica in drinking water on cognitive function and risk of dementia. Conducted surveillance of elderly people over 15 years. The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. It turned out that the daily consumption of 0.1 milligrams of aluminum in drinking water greatly reduces the cognitive abilities. People who use this water daily, the risk of dementia increased in 2,26 times. However, daily consumption of quartz in the drinking water of 10 milligrams reduces the risk of dementia by 11%. Further studies are planned to resolve the norms of aluminum and silica in drinking water to protect from the occurrence of neurological diseases.

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