Heavy metal contamination of natural foods is a serious health issue: A review

N Munir, M Jahangeer, A Bouyahya, N El Omari… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals play an important role in the homeostasis of living cells. However, these
elements induce several adverse environmental effects and toxicities, and therefore …

Clinical and molecular aspects of lead toxicity: An update

P Mitra, S Sharma, P Purohit… - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Lead toxicity is a major public health issue in developed and developing countries. Both
acute and chronic lead exposure has the potential to cause many deleterious systematic …

A meta-analysis on the relation between fluid intelligence and reading/mathematics: Effects of tasks, age, and social economics status.

P Peng, T Wang, CC Wang, X Lin - Psychological Bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
This study aimed to determine the relations between fluid intelligence (Gf) and
reading/mathematics and possible moderators. A meta-analysis of 680 studies involving 793 …

Sources of lead exposure in various countries

E Obeng-Gyasi - Reviews on environmental health, 2019 - degruyter.com
This review evaluates the sources of lead exposure worldwide. Studies from searches
relating to sources of lead exposure in various countries within different regional zones were …

A pharmacokinetic model of lead absorption and calcium competitive dynamics

A Rădulescu, S Lundgren - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Lead is a naturally-occurring element. It has been known to man for a long time, and it is one
of the longest established poisons. The current consensus is that no level of lead exposure …

Early-life lead exposure induces long-term toxicity in the central nervous system: From zebrafish larvae to juveniles and adults

Z Wang, H Zhao, Y Xu, J Zhao, Z Song, Y Bi, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lead induced neurotoxicity has been extensively investigated. However, the potential
connections between early-life lead exposure and the frequently observed aberrant …

Improving and expanding estimates of the global burden of disease due to environmental health risk factors

RM Shaffer, SP Sellers, MG Baker… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, coordinated by the Institute for
Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), produces influential, data-driven estimates of the …

Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa) and Their Products as a Possible Means for the Prevention and Treatment of Noncommunicable Diseases and Unfavorable …

S Borowska, MM Brzóska - … Reviews in Food Science and food …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aronia melanocarpa berries (chokeberries) constitute a very rich source of numerous
substances exerting a beneficial impact on health, including mainly polyphenols …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental toxicity and poor cognitive outcomes in children and adults

J Liu, G Lewis - Journal of environmental health, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Extensive literature has already documented the deleterious effects of heavy metal toxins on
the human brain and nervous system. These toxins, however, represent only a fraction of the …

Heavy metals and neurodevelopment of children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review

YY Heng, I Asad, B Coleman, L Menard… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The presence of harmful environmental exposures, which disproportionately
affects low-and-middle income countries (LMICs), contributes to> 25% of deaths and …