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Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities
Nowadays, food supplements are widely consumed, often without any medical supervision. In this study, 25 food supplements for weight loss, randomly purchased from five different suppliers in the European Union, were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive X ray Fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF). The aim o...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7230509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32235503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12040954 |
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author | Figueiredo, Alexandra Costa, Isabel Margarida Fernandes, Tânia Alexandra Gonçalves, Luísa Lima Brito, José |
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description | Nowadays, food supplements are widely consumed, often without any medical supervision. In this study, 25 food supplements for weight loss, randomly purchased from five different suppliers in the European Union, were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive X ray Fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF). The aim of this study was the risk assessment of trace elements and the mixture of elements present in food supplements for weight loss. The obtained Hazard Index (0.11) showed no potential risk of non-carcinogenic effects to human health. However, since humans are frequently exposed by different routes and/or sources to toxic metals, the additional consumption of these products may cause potential toxicological risks that cannot be ignored. In one analysed food supplement (FS), the simultaneous presence of Pb and Mn in high concentrations was detected. In two, FS chromium concentrations were above the reference daily dose. Unconformities were detected between the labelled and the detected values, which emphasises the misinformation of labels. This highlights the need for a deeper surveillance of food supplements. |
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spelling | pubmed-72305092020-05-22 Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities Figueiredo, Alexandra Costa, Isabel Margarida Fernandes, Tânia Alexandra Gonçalves, Luísa Lima Brito, José Nutrients Article Nowadays, food supplements are widely consumed, often without any medical supervision. In this study, 25 food supplements for weight loss, randomly purchased from five different suppliers in the European Union, were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive X ray Fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF). The aim of this study was the risk assessment of trace elements and the mixture of elements present in food supplements for weight loss. The obtained Hazard Index (0.11) showed no potential risk of non-carcinogenic effects to human health. However, since humans are frequently exposed by different routes and/or sources to toxic metals, the additional consumption of these products may cause potential toxicological risks that cannot be ignored. In one analysed food supplement (FS), the simultaneous presence of Pb and Mn in high concentrations was detected. In two, FS chromium concentrations were above the reference daily dose. Unconformities were detected between the labelled and the detected values, which emphasises the misinformation of labels. This highlights the need for a deeper surveillance of food supplements. MDPI 2020-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7230509/ /pubmed/32235503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12040954 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Figueiredo, Alexandra Costa, Isabel Margarida Fernandes, Tânia Alexandra Gonçalves, Luísa Lima Brito, José Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title | Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title_full | Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title_fullStr | Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title_full_unstemmed | Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title_short | Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities |
title_sort | food supplements for weight loss: risk assessment of selected impurities |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7230509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32235503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12040954 |
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