mercury Archives - Life Science Review

9 May 20209 May 2020

Fish consumption is related to higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, mercury and arsenic, whilst fruit consumption can be a source of exposure to organophosphate pesticides

In October 2019 researchers from Norway, Lithuania, Spain, UK, Greece, France and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between diet and measured blood and … Read more

17 April 202017 April 2020

Although there is no overall carcinogenic risk in consuming canned tuna fish in Iran, there is a potential risk due to its arsenic content

In August 2018 researchers from Iran, Chile, Italy and Norway published their review of the medical scientific literature to analyse the pooled concentrations of metals found in canned tuna fish … Read more

6 March 20206 March 2020

Research undertaken so far does not prove that artificial food colouring actually causes autism spectrum disorder, although there does appear to be a link of some type

In February 2020 researchers from India and Qatar published their review on the use of food colouring and autism. They stated that in 2018 the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more

8 August 201917 June 2020

The Early Nutrition Project have published updated recommendations for optimized nutrition before and during pregnancy, during breastfeeding, infancy and toddlerhood which should contribute to the prevention of obesity and associated non-communicable diseases

In February 2019 researchers from Germany, UK, Poland, The Netherlands and Australia who were part of the The Early Nutrition Project published their review of the medical scientific literature and … Read more

8 July 201921 February 2020

Moderate heavy metal exposure, due to at least once weekly fish consumption during pregnancy and in the first year of life, may increase the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

In July 2019 researchers from Sweden published the results of their study to assess the association of early nutrition on the later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The researchers followed … Read more

22 April 20195 January 2020

Consumption of 5 g/day of dehydrated seaweed does not pose a risk to the health of adults despite containing toxic metals

In March 2019 researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess the content of toxic metals in edible seaweed samples marketed in Spain. A total of 73 … Read more