Mercury content in whey protein and potential risk for human health

Aquino, Leticia F.M.C.; Ribeiro, Roberta de Oliveira Resende; Simões, Julia Siqueira; Mano, Sérgio Borges; Mársico, Eliane Teixeira; Conté-Júnior, Carlos Adam

doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2017.02.014

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“…Among the different possible negative effects associated with the use of NS are: positive, voluntary or involuntary, in a doping test, sports performance impairment and/or adverse health effects [54]. Thus, it is important to know that NS can contain harmful and doping substances among which stimulants, estrogenic compounds, diuretics and anabolic agents are found, including anabolic and androgenic steroids, design steroids and prohormones [55], and even the presence of heavy metals such as mercury in whey protein supplements [56].…”

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Evaluation and Behavior of Spanish Bodybuilders: Doping and Sports Supplements

2019

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The use of doping agents has these days become a public health problem, as it also affects young and non-competitive amateurs in different sports. To prepare for competition, bodybuilders perform aggressive dietary protocols, so, bodybuilders frequently consume nutritional supplements (NS) and banned substances in large dosages. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence of banned substances consumption and NS intake in competitive level bodybuilders. A total of 48 bodybuilders (44 males and 4 females) completed a validated online questionnaire on NS consumption. The quantitative data was presented as a mean (M) ± standard deviation (SD), as well as having minimum and maximum values. The categorical variables were expressed using frequencies and percentages. 83.3% of the participants declared that they had consumed or would consume banned substances, the most consumed being anabolic steroids (72.9%). One hundred percent of those sampled use NS. Whey protein (96%), branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) (94%), creatine (85%) and vitamin complexes (83%) were the most consumed, however, there is a low consumption of certain NS which could also increase athletic performance.

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Evaluation and Behavior of Spanish Bodybuilders: Doping and Sports Supplements

2019

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“…Heavy metals can be found in milk due to intake of contaminated feed. Moreover, ruminant animals are exposed during grazing to intake a small portion from surface layers of soil and hence environmental pollution of the farming area due to industrial activities is also a vehicle for toxic metal J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f intake (Campos de Aquino et al, 2017;Castro-Gonzales et al, 2018;Elgammal et al, 2019). Casein have a high affinity for metals, especially lead (Delavar et al, 2012).…”

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Cheese whey recycling in the perspective of the circular economy: Modeling processes and the supply chain to design the involvement of the small and medium enterprises

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Beccalli

2022

Trends in Food Science & Technology

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“…Subsequently these data were used to calculate the Hazard Quotient (HQ) (Equation 3). The equations 1 were based on Barone et al (2015) and equation 3 on Aquino et al (2017) and followed Environmental Protection Agency guidelines (US-EPA, 1989; US-EPA, 2000). In the HQ equation, values above 1 represent potential damage to consumer health.…”

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Mercurial Contamination: A Consumer Health Risk Assessment Concerning Seafood From a Eutrophic Estuary in Southeastern Brazil

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Mercury (Hg) contamination has increased in the last decades, resulting in human consumption concerns mainly in developing countries. In this context, this study aimed to carry out a health risk assessment regarding the consumption of swimming crabs, shrimp and squid species caught in different regions of the Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For this purpose, we used calculations that indicated the Estimated Monthly Intake (EMI), Maximum Monthly Intake Rate (IRmm) and Hazard Quotient (HQ). As the target population, the mean weight corresponding to men and women children aged 12 years, young people aged 24 years, and middle-aged people (adults) aged 54 years were used, taking into account the female and male gender. In the studied seafood, the EMI (0.0001 to 0.0006 mg.kg.month-1) was below the monthly intake limit and IRmm (10.3 to 34.8 kg month-1) indicates that large quantities of seafood can be consumed by the population studied, unless the safe limit of monthly intake of the contaminant is reached. The hazard quotient (0.4 to 1.4) indicate potential risks health of children eating swimming crabs and squid and young women eating swimming crabs. Our study also highlights the importance of risk assessments, as even when seafood contains Hg concentrations below established limits, consumption variables must be taken into account, so as not to underestimate the potential health risks.

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Mercury content in whey protein and potential risk for human health

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Evaluation and Behavior of Spanish Bodybuilders: Doping and Sports Supplements

Evaluation and Behavior of Spanish Bodybuilders: Doping and Sports Supplements

Cheese whey recycling in the perspective of the circular economy: Modeling processes and the supply chain to design the involvement of the small and medium enterprises

Mercurial Contamination: A Consumer Health Risk Assessment Concerning Seafood From a Eutrophic Estuary in Southeastern Brazil

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