> From what I know, traditional oriental eats no dairy.  They eat little
meat.
> Its not the soy or the rice.....and....I doubt its the no dairy.  That
leaves?
> meat?

A while back discussion on this list brought to my attention the alleged
high fluorine content of tea leaves. I stopped drinking large quantities of
tea after that. In lower doses fluorine is a factor in bone density
increases.

--Richard