Regular crabmeat consumers do not show increased urinary cadmium or beta-2-microglobulin levels compared to non-crabmeat consumers

Dyck, Karlee N.; Bashir, Samra; Horgan, Graham; Sneddon, Alan Arthur

doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.10.020

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“…The associated renal biological effects are also enclosed in Table 3. These biomarkers are currently being used to assess the impacts of seafood and crab consumption on human health [143,144]. Table 3.…”

Section: Cadmium's Transport Bioavailability and Excretion In Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Exposure to Toxic Chemicals and Human Health

2023

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It was recently reported that pollution was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015, making it the world's largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. Throughout life, people are exposed to both naturally occurring and human-made chemicals. Human health can be influenced by many factors, including exposure to physical, chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants in the environment. These exposures are a root cause of a significant disease burden that could be prevented by reducing or removing chemical exposure. In recent decades, the awareness of toxic chemicals among citizens has been a topic of interest, particularly concerning national and international policy decision makers, expert/scientific platforms, and health protection organizations (WHO, UNEP, CDC, EFSA, IPEN, etc.).As a complex field, researchers continue to wrestle with important issues, which require an integrative and multidisciplinary research approach to this problem, resorting to complementary methodologies to measure human exposure to environmental chemicals and assess their health effects.Biomonitoring studies are a good example of this complementarity, encompassing the measurement of internal levels of chemicals/metabolites in easily accessible biological fluids or tissues, which help us to understand environmental health threats and to assist policy measures, namely in susceptible populations.Preventing diseases arising from chemical environments requires the development of a consistent and rational approach to human biomonitoring as a complementary tool to assist in providing evidence-based public health and environmental measures, confirming the health effects of toxic chemical exposures, and validating regulatory actions and policies.

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Section: Cadmium's Transport Bioavailability and Excretion In Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Exposure to Toxic Chemicals and Human Health

2023

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“…The associated renal biological effects are also enclosed in Table 3 . These biomarkers are currently being used to assess the impacts of seafood and crab consumption on human health [ 143 , 144 ].…”

Section: Cadmium and Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are limited studies that have investigated the effects of crab consumption on cadmium ingestion and human health. A recent study examined whether regular crab meat consumers exhibited increased levels of ß 2 -microglobulin or cadmium in their urine compared to those who did not eat crab meat [ 143 ]. They determined that whole blood cadmium levels can be both a short- and long-term marker of cadmium intake.…”

Section: Crab Consumption Cadmium and Human Healthmentioning

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Cadmium: A Focus on the Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) Industry and Potential Human Health Risks

Lordan

Zabetakis

2022

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Cadmium is a major health risk globally and is usually associated with pollution and anthropogenic activity. The presence of cadmium in food is monitored to ensure that the health and safety of consumers are maintained. Cadmium is ubiquitous in the Asian and Western diets, with the highest levels present in grains, leafy greens, and shellfish. As part of their natural lifecycle of moulting and shell renewal, all crustaceans—including the brown crab (Cancer pagurus)—bioaccumulate cadmium from their environment in their hepatopancreas. The brown crab is an important species to the crab-fishing industries of many European countries, including Ireland. However, the industry has come under scrutiny in Europe due to the presence of cadmium in the brown crab meat intended for live export to Asia. This review explores evidence regarding the effects of cadmium consumption on human health, with a focus on the brown crab. Differences in cadmium surveillance have given rise to issues in the crab industry, with economic consequences for multiple countries. Currently, evidence suggests that brown crab consumption is safe for humans in moderation, but individuals who consume diets characterised by high levels of cadmium from multiple food groups should be mindful of their dietary choices.

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Regular crabmeat consumers do not show increased urinary cadmium or beta-2-microglobulin levels compared to non-crabmeat consumers

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Environmental Exposure to Toxic Chemicals and Human Health

Environmental Exposure to Toxic Chemicals and Human Health

Cadmium: A Focus on the Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) Industry and Potential Human Health Risks

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