ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2024
Toxic Metals and Metalloids in Food: Current Status, Health Risks, and Mitigation Strategies.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Environmental Nonessential Element Exposure and Urologic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- Acceptability and impact on health-related markers of a sustainable dietary pattern: results from a pilot randomized controlled cross-over study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Food-Borne Environmental Contaminants, Intestinal Injury, and Early Childhood Stunting: A Developmental Toxicology Perspective.Birth defects research · 2026Review
- Food-Source Patterns and Serum Trace-Metal Biomarkers in the SPES Population Biomonitoring Study, Campania, Italy.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Article
- Discrepancies Between Predicted and Measured Microelements and Toxic Elements in Beetroot Supplemented Diets.Toxics · 2026Article
- Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements in Commercial Milk Formulas: Health Risk Assessment Through a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Biological trace element research · 2026Review
- Biomonitoring of nutritional and toxic elements in raw and cooked rice in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study, Bangladesh.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2026Article
- Human Health Risks Associated with the Consumption of Wild Foods and Geophagic Material Along the Great Dyke and Surrounding Areas in Zimbabwe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Harnessing biostimulants to alleviate potentially toxic element stress in vegetable crops.Planta · 2026Review
- Phosphate Transporters Mediate the Uptake of Monothioarsenate.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Associations of 24-h urinary excretion of heavy metals and trace elements with estimated glomerular filtration rate and chronic kidney disease.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Biotechnological Potential ofBiotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2026Article
- Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead in Soils and Cereal Grains of the Pannonian Plain (Croatia): Soil-to-Grain Transfer and Dietary Exposure Assessment.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Metal uptake in sweet peppers cultivated in soils contaminated by artisanal gold mining: implications for food safety.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2026Article
- Exposure-associated health implications of potentially toxic elements in maternal and umbilical cord blood at Ishaka adventist hospital, Bushenyi District, Uganda.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A transposon insertion in the 5' UTR of OsPT1 reprograms its expression pattern and promotes cadmium accumulation in rice grains.Plant communications · 2026Article
- Development and internal evaluation of a clinical prediction model for blood lead re-elevation in lead poisoning patients: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
- Serum heavy metal levels from tobacco smoke and Buerger's disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Multielement Composition Analysis of Cicada as an Edible Insect and Dietary Risk Assessment.Toxics · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewExposure to toxic metals/metalloids, such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb), through food consumption is a global public health concern. This review examines the contamination status of these metals/metalloids in food, assesses dietary intake across different populations, and proposes strategies to reduce metal/metalloid exposures throughout the food chain. RECENT
findingsFor the general population, dietary intake of metals/metalloids is generally lower than health-based guidance values. However, for vulnerable populations, such as infants, children, and pregnant women, their dietary intake levels are close to or even higher than the guidance values. Among different food categories, seafood shows higher total As, but largely present as organic species. Rice accumulates higher As concentration than other cereals, with inorganic As (iAs) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) being the main As species. Methylated thioarsenate species, such as dimethylmonothioarsenate, have also been detected in rice. The distribution of iAs and DMA in rice shows geographical variation. Additionally, seafood and cocoa products generally contain more Cd than other food, but seafood consumption does not significantly increase in adverse health effects due to its high zinc and iron content. Compared to As and Cd, Pb concentrations in food are generally lower. To minimize the health risks of metal/metalloid exposure, several strategies are proposed. Food contamination with toxic metals/metalloids poses significant concerns for human health, particularly for vulnerable populations. This review provides scientific evidence and suggestions for policy makers to reduce human exposure of metals/metalloids via dietary intake.
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