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ArticleBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud2023

Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention.

Sonia M Díaz, Ruth Marién Palma, Edna M Gamboa, Álvaro J Idrovo

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Article in Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intoxication in a Colombian mercury mine: Aranzazu, 1948-1975.Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sonia M DíazDepartamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. sdiaz21@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8272-0025
Ruth Marién PalmaGrupo de Salud Ambiental y Laboral, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. rpalma@ins.gov.co.ORCID 0000-0001-8494-7370
Edna M GamboaEscuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. magalygamboa@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6144-5877
Álvaro J IdrovoDepartamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. idrovoaj@uis.edu.co.ORCID 0000-0001-9579-1463
Industrial University of Santander · COInstituto Nacional de Salud · CO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDiet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the human body.

objectiveTo identify potentially useful selenium-rich foods to control the effects of mercury exposure among Afro-Colombians. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out with 320 individuals from five municipalities of Chocó. They were asked about the frequency of consumption of selenium-rich foods, and their association with mercury concentrations in hair was estimated with multiple robust regression.

resultsGuava, whole wheat flour, strawberries, cow liver, spinach and yeast extract were the foods with higher consumption. Walnuts, whole wheat flour, and yeast extract were identified in multiple robust regression as foods to consider in future interventions.

conclusionIt is proposed that the banana juice, the pineapple colada, the borojó (Borojoa patinoi) sorbet, the cucas, and the enyucado are basic elements for a culturally acceptable intervention.

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DietMercurySeleniumColombiaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansSouth American PeopleTriticumMercurySeleniumdietaetnicidadmercuriomineríaselenio

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PMID38109141
PMCPMC10768523
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