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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition and Food Science Technology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1473282

Contextualizing toxic elements in the diet: A case for integration of toxic element data into food databases

Provisionally accepted
Rachel R. Jones Rachel R. Jones 1Melanie T. Odenkirk Melanie T. Odenkirk 1Jackie Bertoldo Jackie Bertoldo 2Jessica E. Prenni Jessica E. Prenni 1*
  • 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
  • 2 American Heart Association, New York, New York, United States

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    Food composition data plays a key role in the practice of nutrition. However, nutrition professionals may currently lack the resources they need to integrate information about toxic elements -such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead -in food into the advice they give consumers.Geographic, sociocultural, and individual factors may impact not only the toxic element content of food, but also how the balance between potentially toxic and health-promoting components of food must be weighed. Better integration and contextualization of toxic element data into key food databases could allow for more nuanced, comprehensive nutrition guidance.

    Keywords: Toxic elements, food composition databases, Food composition analysis, Nutrition practice, Food Safety

    Received: 30 Jul 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jones, Odenkirk, Bertoldo and Prenni. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jessica E. Prenni, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States

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