Author, as appears in the article.: Perello, Gemma; Vicente, Emilio; Castell, Victoria; Llobet, Juan M.; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L.;
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí / PERELLÓ BERENGUER, GEMMA
Keywords: Trace elements Total diet study Speciation Selenium Metals Mercury Manganese Human exposure Health-risk assessment Food Fish Ebro river Dietary intake Catalonia (spain) Cameroonian total diet trace elements total diet study human exposure food dietary intake catalonia (spain)
Abstract: This study aimed to analyse the concentrations of Al, Ba, Bi, Cu, Cr, Ge, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sb, Se, Sr and Zn in food samples collected in 2008 in Catalonia (Spain). The dietary intake of these 13 trace elements was subsequently estimated by different age-gender groups of the population: children, adolescents, adults and seniors. In general terms, fish and shellfish, cereals, and pulses were the food groups showing the highest levels for most elements. Higher dietary intakes were associated with male groups (adolescents, adults and seniors). However, none exceeded the tolerable levels. When exposure was estimated based on body weight, children were the group with the highest dietary intake. Notwithstanding, only the weekly intake of Al by children exceeded the recommendations of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is a consequence of the higher intake of cereals in relation to their respective body weights. In addition to the periodical food surveillance of toxic metals (As, Cd, Hg and Pb), it is also important to determine the levels of other trace elements in order to ensure that the dietary exposure by the Catalan population is under control.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Toxicology Química Public health, environmental and occupational health Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicine (all) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geociências General chemistry Food science & technology Food science Farmacia Engenharias ii Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Chemistry, applied Chemistry (miscellaneous) Chemistry (all) Biodiversidade Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 19440049
Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Food Additives And Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment. 32 (5): 748-755
APA: Perello, Gemma; Vicente, Emilio; Castell, Victoria; Llobet, Juan M.; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L.; (2015). Dietary intake of trace elements by the population of Catalonia (Spain): results from a total diet study. Food Additives And Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment, 32(5), 748-755. DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1018844
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2015
Publication Type: Journal Publications
Repositori URV