英国科学家发现,心脏病同饮用水里缺少硅有关。他们作的动物试验表明,硅在阻止铝的毒性方面起着关键作用。硅酸能同铝发生反应,合成一种对生物体不构成危害的名叫羟基铝硅酸盐的化合物。他还发现生活在接触含有铝的酸性水中的鱼能因有硅酸而免受铝的毒害,他认为,铝被吸入人体并在心肌里积累可导致心脏病。 British scientists found that heart disease is related to the lack of silicon in drinking water. Their animal experiments show that silicon plays a key role in preventing the toxicity of aluminum. Silicic acid reacts with aluminum to synthesize a compound called hydroxyaluminosilicate that does not pose a hazard to organisms. He also found that fish living in contact with acidic water containing aluminum are protected from aluminum by silicic acid, and he believes that aluminum is inhaled into the body and accumulates in the heart muscle which can lead to heart disease.