Aluminium in food and the environment : the proceedings of a symposium organised by the Environment and Food Chemistry Groups of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 17th May 1988
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Aluminium in food and the environment : the proceedings of a symposium organised by the Environment and Food Chemistry Groups of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 17th May 1988
（Special publication / Royal Society of Chemistry, no. 73）
Royal Society of Chemistry, c1989
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There is currently considerable interest in the possible health risk arising from human exposure to aluminium. This is largely due to the suggestion that it may be a major factor in Alzheimer's disease, the predominant cause of senile dementia with up to 500,000 patients in the UK. The first half of Aluminium in Food and the Environment looks at the adverse health effects associated with aluminium. The evidence for aluminium's involvement in both dialysis dementia and Alzheimer's disease is reviewed and biochemical mechanisms by which aluminium may exert its detrimental effects on brain tissue are discussed. The second half of the book describes dietary sources of exposure to aluminium, including water, tea, antacid tablets, infant formulae, food and leaching of aluminium cookware. It is concluded, however, that further information is needed on the extent to which aluminium is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract before the possible health risks can be assessed.
Table of Contents
- Aluminium in Food and the Environment
- Aluminium Toxicity in Individuals with Chronic Renal Failure
- Aluminium and the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disorders
- An Epidemiological Approach to Aluminium and Alzheimer's Disease
- The Chemistry of Aluminium and Silicon within the Biological Environment
- The Determination of Aluminium in Foods and Biological Materials
- Aluminium in Foods and the Diet
- Aluminium in Infant Formulae and Tea and Leaching during Cooking
- The Use of Aluminium - Especially as Packaging Material - in the Food Industry
- Subject Index.
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