Background and Purpose: Soft drinks are commonly consumed globally. Due to high demand, regulatory protocols may be breached thereby leading contamination with heavy metals. In this study, we determined the content of five metals in some Nigerian soft estimated their potential health risks.
 Methods: Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) was used determine concentrations magnesium, aluminum...

OBJECTIVE Salt intake restriction is important to health maintenance in subjects tending toward excessive intake. For convenience salt intake is ordinarily estimated at health check up centers using a salt-preference questionnaire, but whether or not the questionnaire identifies excessive salt consumers is unclear. METHODS Daily salt intake in 725 subjects including 452 men examined at our he...

This study estimated indicators of fruit and vegetable intake by Brazilian adults and examined the influence of demographic and socioeconomic variables on the consumption of these foods. We used the following indicators: daily fruit intake, daily vegetable intake, and daily consumption of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Only 41.0% of adults reported daily fruit intake, w...

To evaluate the accumulation of trace elements (TE) by vegetables produced in the vicinity of abandoned pyrite mines, eighteen different small farms were selected near three mines from the Portuguese sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (São Domingos, Aljustrel and Lousal). Total and bioavailable As, Cu, Pb, and Zn concentrations were analyzed in the soils, and the same TE were analyzed in three d...

Heavy metals and some pathogenic bacteria tend to contaminate food substances commonly consumed this pose as health risks the populace. The study was therefore conducted assess level of metal contamination meat barbecue (SUYA) in Anambra State, Nigeria. Thirty six sample were evenly collected from sensational Zones analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Metal values obtained range ...

Highlight Research Brown seaweed heavy metals content varies between species Risk assessment showed low health risk for metal from intake of the three brown The types did not show carcinogenic properties to Arsenic (As) Abstract Marine are known as one potential biological agents be developed functional food and medicinal sectors. This study aims examine concentration (Pb, Cd, Hg, As) in algae ...

A major limitation in nutritional science is the lack of understanding of the nutritional intake of free-living people. There is an inverse relationship between accuracy of reporting of energy intake by all current nutritional methodologies and body weight. In this pilot study we aim to explore whether using a novel lightweight, wearable micro-camera improves the accuracy of dietary intake asse...

Heavy metals pollution of the environment is a serious concern because hazardous effects they pose to human health, ecosystems and other biological receptors. The aim this study was assess ecological risk exposure heavy physicochemical parameters around Otamiri Imo rivers in Etche Oyibo Local Government Areas Rivers State. Water, sediment, arrow head plant (Sagittaria latifolia) christmas bush ...