Assessment of human health risk of toxic elements due to cinnamon ingestion in the diet
| Autor: | Luísa L. Gonçalves, José Brito, Maria Alexandra Bernardo, Tânia Fernandes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Elemental analysis Iron Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Hazard index 010501 environmental sciences Risk Assessment 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Inorganic Chemistry 03 medical and health sciences Human health Chlorides Adverse health effect Humans Ingestion Toxic metals Food science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Risk assessment Manganese 0303 health sciences Chemistry Cinnamon 030302 biochemistry & molecular biology Biochemistry (medical) Healthy subjects General Medicine Hazard quotient WDXRF Diet Trace Elements Zinc Postprandial Copper Aluminum |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Recent studies highlighted the beneficial action of cinnamon on postprandial glycemia and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, both in healthy subjects and type 2 diabetic patients. Inclusion of 3 to 6 g of cinnamon in diet revealed a beneficial effect on glucose metabolism control in non-diabetic adults during postprandial period. Given the levels of toxic elements present in cinnamon species from different countries, such large daily intakes of cinnamon can easily exceed their maximum permissible limits and, consequently, induce adverse health effects. This study aimed to investigate the elemental concentration profile in cinnamon powder products available in the Portuguese market and to assess the cumulative non-carcinogenic risk to human health due to the exposure to mixtures of such elements through the inclusion of 6 g of cinnamon in diet. Concentrations of Cu, Zn, Fe, Al, Cl, Mn, and Sr were determined by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy in different lots of eight branded and one bulk cinnamon powder products. Linear mixed models have revealed significant differences in concentrations of Zn, Fe, Al, and Cl between brands. In particular, bulk cinnamon samples presented the highest contents of Fe (475.0-490.0 mg kg-1) and Al (1139.0-1336.0 mg kg-1). The non-carcinogenic risk was assessed following EPA's guidelines through the hazard quotient (HQ). Estimated HQ values were lower than the USEPA guideline of 1. Additionally, the hazard index (HI), representing the combined non-carcinogenic effects of all toxic elements, revealed no potential human health risk for heavy consumers of cinnamon (HI = 0.660). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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