Ingesta de arsénico: el impacto en la alimentación y la salud humana
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2018-04-09
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Arsenic intake: impact in human nutrition and healthCitation
Medina-Pizzali M, Robles P, Mendoza M, Torres C. Ingesta de arsénico: el impacto en la alimentación y la salud humana. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2018;35(1): 93-102. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3604Publisher
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)Journal
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud PúblicaDOI
10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3604Additional Links
http://www.rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/3604Abstract
Arsenic is an element that is widely distributed throughout the environment. Its compounds are mainly in the state of pentavalent and trivalent oxidation; and in inorganic and organic forms. Arsenical species vary in their degree of toxicity, with inorganic compounds being more political than organic, and trivalent compounds more toxic than pentavalent compounds. There would be interconversion between the less toxic species and other more toxic species and the cooking and processing methods could affect it. Arsenic is a carcinogenic agent and causes multiple negative effects on human health in the short and long term. Non-occupational human exposure to arsenic occurs mainly through water and food. The regulation is variable for each country and is based on WHO standards, the Codex Alimentarius, and the European Union. Many studies focus on determining the total arsenic content but do not identify arsenical species in foods. Globally, fish and seafood, chicken, meat, rice, and seaweed have high levels of arsenic. In Peru, there are few studies on total arsenic content and arsenical species in food despite the fact that we have areas with high levels of environmental contamination. The objective of this review is to discuss exposure to arsenic through food and water intake, related regulations, toxicity, consequences on human health and main foods that contribute to its intake.Type
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1726-4642ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3604
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