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Posted by linkadge on August 28, 2004, at 15:28:42
I heard green tea was loaded with fluoride and was not a great thing to drink for this reason. What do you think about this ??
Linkadge
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 17:02:17
In reply to green tea - fluoridation - Larry ??, posted by linkadge on August 28, 2004, at 15:28:42
> I heard green tea was loaded with fluoride and was not a great thing to drink for this reason. What do you think about this ??
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> LinkadgeGreen teas are made from the youngest leaves. There is an inverse relationship between the age of the leaves and the fluoride content. The higher the quality of tea, the lower the fluoride. Of all teas, green tea should have the least fluoride.
The oriental studies of fluorosis from tea all show that the source is so-called "brick tea", which is made from the oldest leaves. It's the poor man's tea. Moreover, brick tea is used as an actual food ingredient, for flavouring. Also, the whole leaves are boiled for extended periods, producing a tea liquor that is only slightly diluted before drinking. We don't use tea like that.
All these things together suggest that commercial Western green teas are the safest of all teas. The British proclivity for drinking a cuppa six or eight times a day has had no adverse risk of fluorosis associated with it. I doubt the younger green teas could possibly produce a significant fluoride risk.
Lar
Posted by linkadge on August 29, 2004, at 11:25:33
In reply to Re: green tea - fluoridation - Larry ?? » linkadge, posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 17:02:17
You are just a walking library when it comes to these things.
Linkadge
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 29, 2004, at 12:02:24
In reply to Re: green tea - fluoridation - Larry ??, posted by linkadge on August 29, 2004, at 11:25:33
> You are just a walking library when it comes to these things.
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> LinkadgeDude, I'm always sitting when I compose a response. ;-)
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Lar
Posted by linkadge on August 29, 2004, at 16:37:39
In reply to Re: Linkage!!!!!!!!! » linkadge, posted by Larry Hoover on August 29, 2004, at 12:02:24
Thank you very much. I will visit the website.
Linkadge
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