Effect of Three Silicon Based Food Supplements on the Urinary Excretion of Aluminum and Other Metals (SILIAL)

Aluminum is a very abundant element in nature. Humans are exposed to this metal through the environment, diet, and drinking water, as well as through the consumption of certain medications. Aluminum is not an essential element for human, being able to become neurotoxic when it reaches the brain once ingested at very high doses and, above all, if there is also kidney dysfunction. Silicon is one of the most abundant elements on the planet and although it is not considered an essential element for humans, some beneficial activities have been documented. Silicon has been found to be readily available in food and that 41% of ingested silicon is excreted in the urine, with a significant correlation between silicon ingested with food and urinary silicon excretion. The most bioavailable silicon is that found in the form of silicic acid or orthosilicic acid. Numerous studies suggest that silicon can reduce the oral absorption of aluminum and / or improve its excretion and, therefore, protect against the adverse effects induced by the ingestion of aluminum. In a clinical study with healthy individuals as a control group for Alzheimer's disease, the levels of aluminum excretion were analyzed after the continuous ingestion of water enriched in silicon. The results in the first urine of the morning during the first week of ingestion of the enriched water showed that the excretion of aluminum was 136.9 ± 81.4 µmol / nmol creatinine while in the baseline week it was lower, 98.8 ± 64.3 nmol / nmol creatinine. These results indicated that the Al excreted came from Al stored in the body. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of the consumption of three food supplements formulated with different silicon compounds (monomethylsilanetriol and / or silicic acid) on the urinary excretion of aluminum. The secondary objectives of the study are to evaluate: * the bioavailability of the silicon contained in three food supplements formulated with different silicon c