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# Woman drinking too much tea develops bone diseases
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/tea_bone_diseases_0323131219/
- Published: 2013-03-23T01:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:18:28.000Z
- Description: A New England Journal of Medicine case report describes a 47-year-old woman with severe pain in her back, arms, legs and hips who lost teeth after nearly 20 years of drinking large amounts of highly concentrated tea; her fluoride level was more than four times the average.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Jimmy Downs

Friday March 23\. 2013 (foodconsumer.org) -- A 47 year-old woman who drank tea for decades lost teeth and developed other bone diseases, according to a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The woman was said to suffer severe pain in the back, arms, legs and hips. And her doctor found she consumed a large amount of highly concentrated tea for almost 20 years and her fluoride levels more than four times higher than the average level.

Evidence suggests that fluoride can cause bone cancer, lower IQ, dental fluorosis and skeletal fluorosis, obesity, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease among other things.

Tea is found high in fluoride. But those who drink a large amount of fluoridated water may also be at high risk of the fluoride-induced diseases.

Fluoride is intentionally added in U.S. drinking water systems and more than 75% of residents in the country are exposed to the toxic chemical. It is also added to toothpaste in hopes that it can help prevent dental disease. Evidence suggests that fluoride can do more harm than good.