Cancer risk and disease burden of dietary cadmium exposure changes in Shanghai residents from 1988 to 2018

• Published in: The Science of the total environment 2020-09, Vol.734, p.139411-139411, Article 139411
• Main Authors: Qing, Ying, Yang, Jiaqi, Zhu, Yuanshen, Li, Yongzhen, Ma, Wuren, Zhang, Chao, Li, Xun, Wu, Min, Wang, Haiyin, Kauffman, Alexandra E., Xiao, Shuo, Zheng, Weiwei, He, Gengsheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: China; Dietary guidelines; Dietary structure; Risk assessment
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139411

Cadmium (Cd) is a widely distributed toxic metal, which is mainly exposed to humans through diet. The impact of dietary guidelines on the Chinese diet structure has indirectly led to changes in dietary Cd exposure. The Chinese Dietary Guidelines were issued in 1997 and revised in 2007. Based on the time between issuance and revision, this study examined the Cd contamination levels in Shanghai foods from 1988 to 2018 and evaluated cancer risk and disease burden of dietary Cd exposure accordingly. Over the time periods of 1988–1997, 1998–2007, and 2008–2018, it was found that Cd dietary exposure of Shanghai residents showed a trend of increasing and then decreasing (39.7, 44.7, and 36.4 μg/day, respectively). In contrast to cereals, the contribution rates of meat and vegetables to Cd exposure have gradually increased over time, and aquatic foods have become the main source of Cd exposure (40.6%). Although the non-cancer risk hazard quotients of dietary Cd exposure and the excess lifetime cancer risks (ELCR) are relatively low (HQ