Cocoa products, including chocolate, sold by U.S. retailers may exceed safety guidelines for heavy metals, with organic options being the worst offenders | Study reveals that 43% of cocoa products studied exceeded the maximum allowable dose for lead, and 35% exceeded the limit for cadmium.
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Frontiers
Frontiers | A multi-year heavy metal analysis of 72 dark chocolate and cocoa products in the USA
From 2014-2022, 72 consumer cocoa-containing products were purchased and analyzed for heavy metal contamination with lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As...
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A study of 300,000+ children in the US found that even small amounts of lead in early childhood were linked to lower reading 📚 and maths scores ➗ all the way through school. Kids with 'low' lead levels still fell behind.
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Jamanetwork
Early-Life Low Lead Levels and Academic Achievement in Childhood and Adolescence
This cohort study linking birth certificates, blood lead levels, and reading and math test scores investigates whether there is an association between the current lead reference values vs lower lead levels for children and academic achievement in grades 2…
A study shows that lead exposure in homes is a modifying factor of blood lead levels among young children 🏡🩸👶
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Science Mirror
High Lead in Blood Linked to Spices and Foodware
The research findings suggest High Lead in Blood linked to the spices and the foodware
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Third trimester lead exposure linked to major depressive disorder in adulthood. 🧪🍼 Research found while lead exposure was linked to anxiety symptoms but not anxiety disorder, increased lead in babies' teeth was linked to nearly two times the odds of depression in adulthood. 😞
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Jamanetwork
Prenatal and Early Postnatal Lead Exposure, Sensitive Periods, and Later Adult Mental Health
This study examines the association between prenatal and early postnatal lead exposure and risk of anxiety and depression in later adulthood.
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Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk: Most adults born before 1980 carry a significant lead burden from leaded gasoline and paint. The study suggests that nearly 18% of new dementia cases in the U.S. each year may be linked to this historical environmental exposure.
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Neuroscience News
Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk
New research shows that lead stored in your bones for decades could triple your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk: Most adults born before 1980 carry a significant lead burden from leaded gasoline and paint. The study suggests that nearly 18% of new dementia cases in the U.S. each year may be linked to this historical environmental…
🧠 A study from the University of Michigan reveals cumulative lead exposure significantly increases dementia risk in older Americans. Individuals with the highest bone lead levels have nearly 3 times the risk of Alzheimer's and over twice the risk of all-cause dementia.
💀 Bone lead, acting as a long-term record of exposure, is a much stronger predictor of dementia risk than current blood lead levels, as stored lead can migrate to the brain with age.
💡 Researchers estimate that approximately 18% of new dementia cases in the U.S. annually may be linked to historical lead exposure, suggesting nearly 90,000 cases could be preventable.
#Dementia #Alzheimers #LeadExposure
💀 Bone lead, acting as a long-term record of exposure, is a much stronger predictor of dementia risk than current blood lead levels, as stored lead can migrate to the brain with age.
💡 Researchers estimate that approximately 18% of new dementia cases in the U.S. annually may be linked to historical lead exposure, suggesting nearly 90,000 cases could be preventable.
#Dementia #Alzheimers #LeadExposure