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**rusculture** · 07-16-2010, 01:22 AM

Tea drinkers, beware. New research showed that drinking too much black tea could lead to bone loss and dental problems. 1 liter of black tea contains 9 milligrams of flouride. Normally, flouride helps prevent cavities but long term ingestion could lead to advanced skeletal fluorosis, a disease caused by excessive fluoride consumption and characterized by joint and bone pain and damage.

The safe amount is 2 - 3 milligrams daily (from toothpaste, fluoridated drinking water and food). So be sure to only consume 2-4 cups of tea a day to prevent bone problems.

Source: Medindia.net

07-16-2010, 01:22 AM	#1
rusculture Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	Too much black tea could lead to bone loss Tea drinkers, beware. New research showed that drinking too much black tea could lead to bone loss and dental problems. 1 liter of black tea contains 9 milligrams of flouride. Normally, flouride helps prevent cavities but long term ingestion could lead to advanced skeletal fluorosis, a disease caused by excessive fluoride consumption and characterized by joint and bone pain and damage. The safe amount is 2 - 3 milligrams daily (from toothpaste, fluoridated drinking water and food). So be sure to only consume 2-4 cups of tea a day to prevent bone problems. Source: Medindia.net
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