Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires
- Autores
- Martins, Enrique Francisco; Malpeli, Agustina; Asens, Daniel Alejandro; Telese, Luis Horacio; Fasano, María Victoria; Vargas, Vania; Tavella, Marina; Colman Lerner, Jorge Esteban
- Año de publicación
- 2018
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- inglés
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- artículo
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- versión publicada
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- Introduction. Lead is a toxic metal which, even at low blood levels, can alter normal neurodevelopment in children, so no blood lead level is acceptable. Lead absorption from diet accounts for the highest contribution to blood lead levels in the population who is not exposed to contaminated environments or because of their occupation. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years who attended Hospital de Niños de La Plata for health check-ups. Population and methods. The study was conducted between June 2015 and May 2016. A questionnaire on the frequency of food intake was administered to 91 children whose average age ± standard deviation was 3.0 ± 1.7 years, and foods included in the analysis were selectedbased on this questionnaire. Selected foods were purchased from different regional stores. Composite samples were made up of different food groups. Lead levels corresponding to each food group were determined and, finally, the daily intake of lead was estimated for the studied population. Results. The daily intake of lead was 138 µg/day. The food groups with the higher intake rates were processed meat products (15.4%), bakery products (14.8%), milk (12.5%), and meat (11.7%). Conclusions. Children aged 1 to 7 years attending a public hospital in La Plata have a lead burden from dietary intake of 138 µg/day.
Introducción. El plomo es un metal tóxico, que, aun en bajas concentraciones sanguíneas, es capaz de alterar el normal desarrollo neurológico de los niños, por lo que no existe un nivel aceptable de plombemia. La absorción de plomo de los alimentos es la mayor contribución a los niveles de plombemia de la población no expuesta laboralmente o a ambientes contaminados. El objetivo fue determinar la contribución dietaria a la exposición al plomo en niños de 1 a 7 años de edad que concurrían por controles de salud al Hospital de Niños de La Plata. Población y métodos. El estudio se realizó entre junio de 2015 y mayo de 2016. Se realizó un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos sobre 91 niños cuya edad promedio ± desvío estándar fue de 3,0 ± 1,7 años, sobre la cual se seleccionaron los alimentos por analizar. Se compraron los alimentos seleccionados en diversos comercios de la región. Se armaron muestras compuestas de diversos grupos de alimentos. Se determinó la concentración de plomo en los grupos de alimentos y, finalmente, se estimó la ingesta diaria de plomo de la población estudiada. Resultados. La ingesta diaria de plomo fue de 138 µg/día.Los grupos de alimentos que tuvieron mayor contribución fueron los productos cárnicos procesados (15,4%), los panificados (14,8%), la leche (12,5%) y la carne (11,7%). Conclusiones. Los niños de 1 a 7 años que concurren a un hospital público de La Plata tienen una carga de plomo en la dieta de 138 µg/día.
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos AiresContribución de la dieta a la exposición al plomo de niños de 1 a 7 años en La Plata, Buenos AiresMartins, Enrique FranciscoMalpeli, AgustinaAsens, Daniel AlejandroTelese, Luis HoracioFasano, María VictoriaVargas, VaniaTavella, MarinaColman Lerner, Jorge EstebanCiencias ExactasSaludleadChildrendietIntroduction. Lead is a toxic metal which, even at low blood levels, can alter normal neurodevelopment in children, so no blood lead level is acceptable. Lead absorption from diet accounts for the highest contribution to blood lead levels in the population who is not exposed to contaminated environments or because of their occupation. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years who attended Hospital de Niños de La Plata for health check-ups. Population and methods. The study was conducted between June 2015 and May 2016. A questionnaire on the frequency of food intake was administered to 91 children whose average age ± standard deviation was 3.0 ± 1.7 years, and foods included in the analysis were selectedbased on this questionnaire. Selected foods were purchased from different regional stores. Composite samples were made up of different food groups. Lead levels corresponding to each food group were determined and, finally, the daily intake of lead was estimated for the studied population. Results. The daily intake of lead was 138 µg/day. The food groups with the higher intake rates were processed meat products (15.4%), bakery products (14.8%), milk (12.5%), and meat (11.7%). Conclusions. Children aged 1 to 7 years attending a public hospital in La Plata have a lead burden from dietary intake of 138 µg/day.Introducción. El plomo es un metal tóxico, que, aun en bajas concentraciones sanguíneas, es capaz de alterar el normal desarrollo neurológico de los niños, por lo que no existe un nivel aceptable de plombemia. La absorción de plomo de los alimentos es la mayor contribución a los niveles de plombemia de la población no expuesta laboralmente o a ambientes contaminados. El objetivo fue determinar la contribución dietaria a la exposición al plomo en niños de 1 a 7 años de edad que concurrían por controles de salud al Hospital de Niños de La Plata. Población y métodos. El estudio se realizó entre junio de 2015 y mayo de 2016. Se realizó un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos sobre 91 niños cuya edad promedio ± desvío estándar fue de 3,0 ± 1,7 años, sobre la cual se seleccionaron los alimentos por analizar. Se compraron los alimentos seleccionados en diversos comercios de la región. Se armaron muestras compuestas de diversos grupos de alimentos. Se determinó la concentración de plomo en los grupos de alimentos y, finalmente, se estimó la ingesta diaria de plomo de la población estudiada. Resultados. La ingesta diaria de plomo fue de 138 µg/día.Los grupos de alimentos que tuvieron mayor contribución fueron los productos cárnicos procesados (15,4%), los panificados (14,8%), la leche (12,5%) y la carne (11,7%). Conclusiones. Los niños de 1 a 7 años que concurren a un hospital público de La Plata tienen una carga de plomo en la dieta de 138 µg/día.Facultad de Ciencias ExactasCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias AplicadasCentro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente2018-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf14-20http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99175enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sap.org.ar/docs/publicaciones/archivosarg/2018/v116n1a05e.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1668-3501info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5546/aap.2018.eng.14info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/hdl/10915/99171info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:21:40Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/99175Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:21:40.557SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires Contribución de la dieta a la exposición al plomo de niños de 1 a 7 años en La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires Martins, Enrique Francisco Ciencias Exactas Salud lead Children diet |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years in La Plata, Buenos Aires |
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Martins, Enrique Francisco Malpeli, Agustina Asens, Daniel Alejandro Telese, Luis Horacio Fasano, María Victoria Vargas, Vania Tavella, Marina Colman Lerner, Jorge Esteban |
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Martins, Enrique Francisco |
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Martins, Enrique Francisco Malpeli, Agustina Asens, Daniel Alejandro Telese, Luis Horacio Fasano, María Victoria Vargas, Vania Tavella, Marina Colman Lerner, Jorge Esteban |
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Malpeli, Agustina Asens, Daniel Alejandro Telese, Luis Horacio Fasano, María Victoria Vargas, Vania Tavella, Marina Colman Lerner, Jorge Esteban |
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Ciencias Exactas Salud lead Children diet |
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Ciencias Exactas Salud lead Children diet |
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Introduction. Lead is a toxic metal which, even at low blood levels, can alter normal neurodevelopment in children, so no blood lead level is acceptable. Lead absorption from diet accounts for the highest contribution to blood lead levels in the population who is not exposed to contaminated environments or because of their occupation. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years who attended Hospital de Niños de La Plata for health check-ups. Population and methods. The study was conducted between June 2015 and May 2016. A questionnaire on the frequency of food intake was administered to 91 children whose average age ± standard deviation was 3.0 ± 1.7 years, and foods included in the analysis were selectedbased on this questionnaire. Selected foods were purchased from different regional stores. Composite samples were made up of different food groups. Lead levels corresponding to each food group were determined and, finally, the daily intake of lead was estimated for the studied population. Results. The daily intake of lead was 138 µg/day. The food groups with the higher intake rates were processed meat products (15.4%), bakery products (14.8%), milk (12.5%), and meat (11.7%). Conclusions. Children aged 1 to 7 years attending a public hospital in La Plata have a lead burden from dietary intake of 138 µg/day. Introducción. El plomo es un metal tóxico, que, aun en bajas concentraciones sanguíneas, es capaz de alterar el normal desarrollo neurológico de los niños, por lo que no existe un nivel aceptable de plombemia. La absorción de plomo de los alimentos es la mayor contribución a los niveles de plombemia de la población no expuesta laboralmente o a ambientes contaminados. El objetivo fue determinar la contribución dietaria a la exposición al plomo en niños de 1 a 7 años de edad que concurrían por controles de salud al Hospital de Niños de La Plata. Población y métodos. El estudio se realizó entre junio de 2015 y mayo de 2016. Se realizó un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos sobre 91 niños cuya edad promedio ± desvío estándar fue de 3,0 ± 1,7 años, sobre la cual se seleccionaron los alimentos por analizar. Se compraron los alimentos seleccionados en diversos comercios de la región. Se armaron muestras compuestas de diversos grupos de alimentos. Se determinó la concentración de plomo en los grupos de alimentos y, finalmente, se estimó la ingesta diaria de plomo de la población estudiada. Resultados. La ingesta diaria de plomo fue de 138 µg/día.Los grupos de alimentos que tuvieron mayor contribución fueron los productos cárnicos procesados (15,4%), los panificados (14,8%), la leche (12,5%) y la carne (11,7%). Conclusiones. Los niños de 1 a 7 años que concurren a un hospital público de La Plata tienen una carga de plomo en la dieta de 138 µg/día. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Centro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente |
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Introduction. Lead is a toxic metal which, even at low blood levels, can alter normal neurodevelopment in children, so no blood lead level is acceptable. Lead absorption from diet accounts for the highest contribution to blood lead levels in the population who is not exposed to contaminated environments or because of their occupation. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of diet to lead exposure among children aged 1 to 7 years who attended Hospital de Niños de La Plata for health check-ups. Population and methods. The study was conducted between June 2015 and May 2016. A questionnaire on the frequency of food intake was administered to 91 children whose average age ± standard deviation was 3.0 ± 1.7 years, and foods included in the analysis were selectedbased on this questionnaire. Selected foods were purchased from different regional stores. Composite samples were made up of different food groups. Lead levels corresponding to each food group were determined and, finally, the daily intake of lead was estimated for the studied population. Results. The daily intake of lead was 138 µg/day. The food groups with the higher intake rates were processed meat products (15.4%), bakery products (14.8%), milk (12.5%), and meat (11.7%). Conclusions. Children aged 1 to 7 years attending a public hospital in La Plata have a lead burden from dietary intake of 138 µg/day. |
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