Faecal elimination of lead and cadmium in subjects on a mixed and a lactovegetarian diet.
Faecal elimination of lead and cadmium in 16 subjects who changed from a mixed diet to a lactovegetarian diet has been studied. The faecal weight increased significantly following the change to the vegetarian diet, partly because of increased water content. There was a large inter-individual variation in faecal elimination of lead and cadmium during both the mixed-diet period (range 14 to 118, median 31 micrograms Pb/day; range 4.5 to 21, median 12 micrograms Cd/day) and the vegetarian diet period (range 19 to 136, median 42 micrograms Pb/day; range 6.1 to 24, median 14 micrograms Cd/day). There was a tendency towards increased faecal elimination of lead and cadmium following the change to the vegetarian diet, but the differences were not statistically significant.
Vahter
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Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.
Johansson
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G
Akesson
A
A
Rahnster
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B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002104:Cadmium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D002149:Energy Intake; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead