FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Past Lecture I II III IV What is Fortification Folic Acid Mandate Food Vehicle Discussion Outline of Current Lecture I Concern higher mercury heart disease CHD in prospective studies II How much mercury is considered safe III EPA report using NHANES Current Lecture I II III Concern higher mercury heart disease CHD in prospective studies a There was a concern with mercury in adults and heart disease A cohort study was performed b Retrospective vs prospective i Retrospective is not as strong because people cannot be remember or have recall bias c Since the Pooled RR crosses the 1 0 line the data in non conclusive How much mercury is considered safe a EPA says that 0 1 ug kg per person which is about 7 ug day b FAO WHO says 1 6 ug kg wk per person comes out to about 16 Ug day c Hair is a good marker of exposurei 1 2 ii NHANES shows that on average at the 90th percentile for young children is 0 4 and children around childbearing years it was 1 4 1 Other 10 are over 1 4 EPA report using NHANES a What is NHANES i National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey b Focus on women of childbearing age why i Concern for child c Less likely to have high blood mercury now These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute d Fish intake about the same over this time e Conclusions i Selection of lower mercury fish ii Other 1 The environment is cleaner not as many coal plants
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