[ Dietary intake of fluorine through of tea prepared by the traditional method in Senegal].
The consumption of tea in Senegal is known and called "trois normaux". The use of Thea sinensis as drink many times per day with a lot of sugar, may cause some public health problems. In the aim to face that situation, we have analysed the fluor level in the available tea samples in the senegalese market in respect of the ways of the preparation. The fluor level has been analysed by ionometric specific electrode. The concentrations were from 3.8 to 6.1 mg/l in the infusion and from 11.1 mg/l in the decoction. These results showed that the tea plant contain a high concentration of fluoride. In addition, the level of fluoride may be higher, when the water drink itself is rich in fluoride.
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D005461:Fluorine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D012675:Senegal; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
D013662:Tea; D005461:Fluorine
L'apport de fluor dans l'alimentation par le thé préparé selon la méthode traditionnelle au Sénégal.