Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention
Introduction. Diet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the hu...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1ed64ec904d04d6ca76978e35fb4ce7f 2024-01-21T10:03:53+01:00 Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention Sonia M. Díaz Ruth Marién Palma Edna M. Gamboa Álvaro J. Idrovo 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6981 https://doaj.org/article/1ed64ec904d04d6ca76978e35fb4ce7f EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/6981 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.6981 https://doaj.org/article/1ed64ec904d04d6ca76978e35fb4ce7f Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 427-437 (2023) mercury selenium mining diet ethnicity Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6981 2023-12-24T01:46:29Z Introduction. Diet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the human body. Objective. To identify potentially useful selenium-rich foods to control the effects of mercury exposure among Afro-Colombians. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 320 individuals from five municipalities of Chocó. They were asked about the frequency of consumption of selenium-rich foods, and their association with mercury concentrations in hair was estimated with multiple robust regression. Results. Guava, whole wheat flour, strawberries, cow liver, spinach and yeast extract were the foods with higher consumption. Walnuts, whole wheat flour, and yeast extract were identified in multiple robust regression as foods to consider in future interventions. Conclusion. It is proposed that the banana juice, the pineapple colada, the borojó (Borojoa patinoi) sorbet, the cucas, and the enyucado are basic elements for a culturally acceptable intervention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biomédica 43 4 427 437 |
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Introduction. Diet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the human body. Objective. To identify potentially useful selenium-rich foods to control the effects of mercury exposure among Afro-Colombians. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 320 individuals from five municipalities of Chocó. They were asked about the frequency of consumption of selenium-rich foods, and their association with mercury concentrations in hair was estimated with multiple robust regression. Results. Guava, whole wheat flour, strawberries, cow liver, spinach and yeast extract were the foods with higher consumption. Walnuts, whole wheat flour, and yeast extract were identified in multiple robust regression as foods to consider in future interventions. Conclusion. It is proposed that the banana juice, the pineapple colada, the borojó (Borojoa patinoi) sorbet, the cucas, and the enyucado are basic elements for a culturally acceptable intervention. |
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Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention |
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