Fluoride and aluminum in teas and tea-based beverages

• Main Authors: Hayacibara Mitsue Fujimaki (Author), Queiroz Celso Silva (Author), Tabchoury Cínthia Pereira Machado (Author), Cury Jaime Aparecido (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate fluoride and aluminum concentration in herbal, black, ready-to-drink, and imported teas available in Brazil considering the risks fluoride and aluminum pose to oral and general health, respectively. METHODS: One-hundred and seventy-seven samples of herbal and black tea, 11 typ...