Cadmium dietary intake in the Canary Islands, Spain
- Toxicology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Ofra, Universidad de La Laguna, 38071 La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife (Spain)
- Microbiology Department, Food Science and Technology College, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Banuelos, 09001 Burgos (Spain)
- Microbiology Department, Canary Islands University Hospital, 38071 La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife (Spain)
- Toxicology Department, University of Vigo, Campus de Ourense, Galicia (Spain)
- Consejeria de Sanidad y Consumo del Gobierno de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)
Cadmium (Cd) in the human diet constitutes a potential chronic hazard to health. In the nonsmoking general population, diet is the major source of cadmium exposure; therefore, it is important to monitor the dietary intake of this heavy metal to quantify and improve the understanding of Cd accumulation in the human body. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of Cd in a range of food and drink commonly consumed in the Canary Islands. Food samples (420) were analyzed for Cd by atomic absorption spectrometry. The most recent nutritional survey conducted for the Canarian population was used to define the food and drink groups analyzed. The measured Cd concentrations combined with the food consumption data resulted in a total Cd intake in the Canary Islands of 0.16 {mu}g/kg of body weight/day, which is well below the respective provisional tolerable weekly intake of Cd of 1 {mu}g/kg of body weight per day determined by the FAO/WHO. The results are also compared with values reported for other national and international communities.
- OSTI ID:
- 20775300
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Research, Vol. 100, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.01.008; PII: S0013-9351(05)00010-1; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0013-9351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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