Hair Analysis – It’s Lack of Utility

[Jay Reynolds]

well documented article:

http://www.childrensnational.org/files/PDF/MACCHE/HairAnalysis-HCP.pdf

 

[Mick West]

Linked to that:

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/hair_analysis/appendix_c_sharon.html

Aluminum (Al) – Aluminum is elevated in hair only in extreme exposures (and even then is inconsistent), and is unrelated to serum or bone aluminum.Aluminum dietary intake is unrelated to aluminum in hair, even with controlled dietary intake. Aluminum in hair is not a useful biological indicator of exposure.

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If hair analysis is undertaken for comparison of groups, choose element(s) for which the literature supports such an approach, e.g., methylmercury, e.g., NOT aluminum.

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