Hi again, Ivan, On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:18:17 +1300, "Ivan Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Roger, > >You will find this document from the EPA contradicts the FDA on many >fronts. >The references to studies of the carcinogenity of silver, and the >conclusions reached are about half way through the document. > >http://www.epa.gov/ngispgm3/iris/subst/0099.htm >From the report: "Investigators have hypothesized that this toxicity is related to a silver-induced selenium deficiency that inhibits the synthesis of the seleno-enzyme glutathione peroxidase. In animals supplemented with selenium and/or vitamin E, exposures of silver as high as 140 mg/kg/day (100 mg Ag/L drinking water) were well-tolerated (Bunyan et al., 1968). " Now we know where the glutathione peroxidase comment came from (the MD's rant). -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
