A Western Diet Pattern Is Associated with Higher Concentrations of Blood and Bone Lead among Middle-Aged and Elderly Men [Nutritional Epidemiology]

Conclusions: These findings suggest that the Western diet is associated with a greater lead body burden among the middle-aged-to-elderly men. More studies are needed to examine the underlying mechanisms by which dietary patterns are associated with lead concentrations.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - July 3, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Wang, X., Ding, N., Tucker, K. L., Weisskopf, M. G., Sparrow, D., Hu, H., Park, S. K. Tags: Nutritional Epidemiology Research Articles, Research Need: Role of Nutrition in Health Maintenance Source Type: research