With the potential for
high levels of fluoride in the soil and uptake by commercially grown tea plants, it seems best to avoid drinking commercially grown tea as much as possible.
A study in India examined children aged 8 - 15 years in a high - altitude district of India where the groundwater was contaminated
with high levels of fluoride.
«When we eventually decided to have the water tested, we did a «Top 20» analysis (testing for the 20 most prevalent impurities), and
found high levels of fluoride.»
However, dogs and their humans who drink more than the average amount of this water will
ingest higher levels of fluoride and be more susceptible to its toxic effects.
Likewise for food: Fish, particularly canned fish that contains bones, and tea both can have
high levels of fluoride, but those aren't usually large parts of a young kid's diet.
Research has found that higher quality green teas have less fluoride and lesser quality teas are more likely to contain
high levels of fluoride.
Low quality brands can actually contain
high levels of fluoride.
Women who have
higher levels of fluoride in their urine during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with lower intelligence, a new study reports.
Although your pooch may love the taste of mint, most human toothpastes have
higher levels of fluoride in them.