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Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by zionic on Friday February 25, 2022 @10:20PM (#30474993)
Aren’t you concerned about the high fluoride and heavy metal content?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322924754_Green_Tea...

Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by nighthawk454 on Friday February 25, 2022 @10:46PM (#30475094)
No? To be honest this is the first I'm hearing of this. This paper reads like a loose collection of tea-adjacent statements vaguely cited - doesn't particularly inspire confidence in any kind of 'conclusion'.

A cursory glance at a few other sources suggests you'd have to consume on the order of 10,000 times the amount in a glass of tea to get adverse effects. Seems about as toxic as caffeine.

> ...drinking of the studied green teas cannot make a significant contribution to the daily dietary intake of F for consumers.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC4811265/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33350950/

Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by refurb on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:27AM (#30476315)
"Fluoride is a chemical castration agent..."

Yeah, gonna guess that's not a reputable publication.

Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by forgotmyoldacc on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:59AM (#30475499)
The paper you've linked seems to be written by a crackpot with no training in biology, nor was the paper published in any journal, much less a reputable biology/medical one.
Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by nkozyra on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:31PM (#30475221)
You have to drink a lot of older tea leaves from specific areas to have any real concerns about this.

Gunpowder green tea is a common version that carries more F than others but most casual drinkers will never come near levels to cause physical concerns.

Re:The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot (2020) by copperx on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:23PM (#30480203)
Yes, fluoride and acrylamide are the reasons I avoid tea and coffee. You can replace tea with water and lemon, and coffee with modafinil.