ALUMINIUM IN THE HUMAN BODY
  • Found naturally - approx. 35 mg

    -50% in the lungs
    -25% in the soft tissues
    -25% in the bones
  • Impossible to avoid exposure
  • Body adjusted well to the exposure
  • Plays no physiological role
  • Types of exposure :
    - Natural content, through diet, Depending on geographical area,
    - Intentional additives
    - preservatives, leavening agent, etc. (2-50 mg)
    - Unintentional additives
    - packaging & cooking in aluminium utensils (upto 3.5 mg)
    - Drugs and medicines (50-1000 mg)
  • The human body strives to maintain an effective balance of all materials. Most of the aluminium entering the human body through whatever source is thrown out as quickly as possible.