A new database for food safety: EDID (Endocrine disrupting chemicals - Diet Interaction Database).
Diet is a significant source of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC); health risks cannot be excluded, in particular long-term effects in vulnerable Groups such as children. However, food safety assessment must also consider the effects of natural food components modulating the endocrine system. The scientific evidence on the complex interactions between EDC and food components is still limited. The new EDC-Diet Interactions Database (EDID) within the ISS EDC area (www.iss.it/inte/) aims to stimulate further research in the field of food toxicology: a database on international literature's studies, either on experimental systems and on animal population and humans, easy to consult and periodically updated. Examples of studies contained in EDID are provided concerning EDC with iodine, vitamins and phytoestrogens.
Baldi
Francesca
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Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Mantovani
Alberto
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D016208:Databases, Factual; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000187:drug effects; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects
D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D048789:Phytoestrogens