Naslov
Fish intake, mercury, and metabolic syndrome:a review of the literature

Autori
Sorić, Tamara ; Dragičević, Ivona ; Čoklo, Miran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
5. Međunarodni Kongres Nutricionista - knjiga sažetaka / - , 2017, 128-128

Skup
5. Međunarodni Kongres Nutricionista

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.11.2017. - 19.11.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
fish intake, mercury, metabolic syndrome

Sažetak
Introduction: It is already well established that mercury, as a toxic metal, may induce oxidative stress, inactivateseveral antioxidant mechanisms, and induce a chronic low-grade inflammation, eventually leading to increased riskfor metabolic syndrome development. Even though fish intake is commonly associated with the beneficial effects onhealth, all fish species contain methylmercury, which may have a toxic effect on the human body. Taking intoaccount the impact of fish intake on mercury concentration, together with that of mercury exposure on metabolicsyndrome, the aim of this research was to review the existing scientific data regarding the association of all threefactors.Results of included studies and discussion: Numerous works examinated the role of mercury in the developmentof single MetS component, but a smaller number of research dealt with the influence of mercury on the MetS itself.To our knowledge, only four studies examined the association between mercury concentration and metabolicsyndrome, taking fish intake into account. Three out of four studies indicated that exposure, even to low-dose ofmercury is associated with metabolic syndrome or at least some of its components. Two of them determined thattotal fish intake or the intake of some species containing relatively high levels of methylmercury is a contributingfactor for mercury concentration in human body. Conslusion: For better understanding of the association between fish intake, mercury, and metabolic syndome it isnecessary to obtain larger prospective cohort studies or randomized controlled trails. Further studies should be carried out over a wider geographic area and elucidate all significant contributing exposure sources for mercury levels.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Nutricionizam

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