Sources:
- Anti-caking agents to prevent lumping (salt, sugar products, flours, spices)
- Antiperspirants
- Air pollution
- Cooking acidic foods (eg rhubarb) in aluminum material
- Kidney dialysis (aluminum hydroxide as phosphate binder in hemodialysis fluid)
- Some soy based infant formula
Effects of Toxicity:
- Decreased motor function, decreased thinking
- Stuttering, gait disturbances, sudden muscle jerks, seizures
- Bone disease
- Increased risk of infection