Aluminium in a water filter? You gotta be joking!

One of the latest entries to the water filter market is a home countertop system that promises all sorts of benefits, not the least being far better filtration using a new 'nano' form of ceramic in a filter. It reads wonderfully.

Only one problem; it fails to mention what the 'nano' parts of the filter are made from. These nano parts are like tiny hairs that attract sediment by being electrically charged. Which again, is all fine, except one would think that something so small could easily break off and end up in your glass of water, especially when coated with sediment.. So what is this nano material? Aluminium.

And why does this surprise me?

Because according to The PAQUID study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, (Rondeau, V., Jacqmin-Gadda, H., Commenges, D., Helmer, C. and Dartigues, J.F. (2009) American Journal of Epidemiology, 169(4); 489-496.),
"the risk of dementia was higher for subjects with a high daily aluminium intake (for intake greater than or equal to 0.1 mg/day, adjusted relative risk (RR) = 2.26, P=0.049). An increase of 10 mg/day in silica intake was associated with a reduced risk of dementia (adjusted RR = 0.89, P = 0.036). There was no dose-response effect for aluminium seen.

This study found that the risks of cognitive decline and dementia were higher for those who had a high aluminium intake from drinking water."

Sure, it's nanoparticles, but wouldn't it add to the cumulative total of aluminium your are ingesting from other sources?

So again.. aluminium in a water filter? You gotta be joking!

PS: Just in: Dr Mercola has an article along the same lines. I am not alone.