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XB70 19th Jan 2001 22:58

Hair Mineral test
 
Anybody who is a commercial pilot ever have a hair mineral check done ?

Especially the part which tells you if you have been exposed to Toxic Metals?


Rob_L 20th Jan 2001 00:46

Don't know about the toxic metals test, but read in the Daily Telegraph Jan 17th P22 that
hair mineral analysis is unreliable for detecting mineral dificiencies. They sent sample hair to the 6 main labs in the USA, and found up to a 10-fold difference between the highest and lowest levels for 12 of the 31 minerals tested. Didn't test British labs though. They concluded testing was only as good as the lab involved.



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