Contextualizing toxic elements in the diet: a case for integration of toxic element data into food databases

Food composition data plays a key role in the practice of nutrition. However, nutrition professionals may currently lack the resources they need to integrate information about toxic elements - such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead - in food into the advice they give consumers. Geographic, sociocultural...

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Published in:Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) 2024-09, Vol.11, p.1473282
Main Authors: Jones, Rachel R, Odenkirk, Melanie T, Bertoldo, Jackie, Prenni, Jessica E
Format: Article
Language:English
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food composition analysis
food composition databases
food safety
Nutrition
nutrition practice
toxic elements
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Summary:Food composition data plays a key role in the practice of nutrition. However, nutrition professionals may currently lack the resources they need to integrate information about toxic elements - such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead - in food into the advice they give consumers. Geographic, sociocultural, and individual factors may impact not only the toxic element content of food, but also how the balance between potentially toxic and health-promoting components of food must be weighed. Better integration and contextualization of toxic element data into key food databases could allow for more nuanced, comprehensive nutrition guidance.
ISSN:2296-861X
2296-861X
DOI:10.3389/fnut.2024.1473282