Concentrations of urinary arsenic species in relation to rice and seafood consumption among children living in Spain.

ABSTRACT: Inorganic arsenic (i-As) has been related to wide-ranging health effects in children, leading to lifelong concerns. Proportionally, dietary i-As exposure dominates in regions with low arsenic drinking water. This study aims to investigate the relation between rice and seafood consumption and urinary arsenic species during childhood and to assess the proportion of urinary i-As metabolites. Urinary arsenic species concentration in 400 4-year-old children living in four geographical areas of Spain, in addition to repeated measures from 100 children at 7 years of age are included in this study. Rice and seafood products intake was collected from children's parents using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). At 4 years of age, children's urine i-As and monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) con

SUBMITTER: Signes-Pastor AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985515 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature