TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactions between nutrition and environmental exposures
T2 - Effects on health outcomes in women and children
AU - Kordas, Katarzyna
AU - Lönnerdal, Bo
AU - Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Exposure to environmental chemicals is increasing globally. Nutritional status may modify susceptibility to chemical exposures. However, there are a large number of toxicants, and malnutrition takes many forms including deficiency and excess. Thus, the relation between environmental exposures and nutritional status is complex. The symposium on "Heavy Metal Exposures in Women and Children, the Role of Nutrients," presented at Experimental Biology 2007 examined interactions among nutritional status, nutrients, and heavy metals in vulnerable populations. The aim was to encourage nutritionists to consider environmental exposures in nutrition research. This introductory article highlights examples of nutrient-toxicant interactions.
AB - Exposure to environmental chemicals is increasing globally. Nutritional status may modify susceptibility to chemical exposures. However, there are a large number of toxicants, and malnutrition takes many forms including deficiency and excess. Thus, the relation between environmental exposures and nutritional status is complex. The symposium on "Heavy Metal Exposures in Women and Children, the Role of Nutrients," presented at Experimental Biology 2007 examined interactions among nutritional status, nutrients, and heavy metals in vulnerable populations. The aim was to encourage nutritionists to consider environmental exposures in nutrition research. This introductory article highlights examples of nutrient-toxicant interactions.
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U2 - 10.1093/jn/137.12.2794
DO - 10.1093/jn/137.12.2794
M3 - Article
C2 - 18029501
AN - SCOPUS:37149007405
SN - 0022-3166
VL - 137
SP - 2794
EP - 2797
JO - Journal of Nutrition
JF - Journal of Nutrition
IS - 12
ER -