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Effect of dietary patterns on the blood/urine concentration of the selected toxic metals (Cd, Hg, Pb) in Korean children.
- Source :
- Food Science & Biotechnology; Aug2018, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p1227-1237, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This study was aimed to examine the association the blood/urinary concentration of toxic metal (Hg, Pb, and Cd) with children’s dietary patterns. This cross-sectional study included 1026 school children aged 8-17 years. Dietary patterns were defined using factor loading scores for 108 foods from a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. A high blood Hg level was found in boys with a high score in the ‘fish’ pattern (p = 0.02), and in girls with a high score in ‘fruit’ pattern (p = 0.04). The concentration of Pb was related to the ‘imprudent’ pattern in high school boys (p = 0.02). The effect of the ‘vegetable’ pattern on high excretion of urinary Cd was observed in low grade elementary (p = 0.04) and middle school students (p < 0.0001), and the effect of the ‘fruit’ pattern on the urinary Cd was observed in high grade elementary school students (p = 0.02). This study suggests that the concentration of selected toxic metals in blood/urine could be affected by children’s dietary pattern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 12267708
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Food Science & Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131169027
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0336-y