Scientists from the College of Medicine at the University of Washington in St. Louis found that in instant tea contains dangerously high amounts of fluoride, according to an online edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net So, in the packaged tea of ??the usual fortress there were 6.5 parts of fluorides per million, which is much higher than the allowable concentration. The fluoride content in different types of tea varied from 1 to 6.5 parts per million.

The maximum allowable concentration of fluoride in drinking water is 4 parts per million, while bottled mineral water should not contain more than 2.4 parts of fluoride per million, write Details.

According to one of the authors of the study, Professor Michael White, experts are aware of the ability of tea leaves to accumulate fluorides coming from soil and water. It is necessary to understand how the fluoride content depends on the type of tea and the year of its collection, the professor emphasized.. By the way, the fluorides contained in tea in moderate doses can be useful for the teeth and strengthen the bones.

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