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The Effects of Environmental Contaminants in Food on Women's Health
Author(s) -
Huffling Katie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of midwifery and womens health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.08.019
Subject(s) - environmental health , contamination , contaminated food , human health , food science , environmental science , medicine , biology , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology
An essential element of a health‐promoting lifestyle is eating nutritious, healthy foods. However, food can be a source of exposure to many types of toxins, and current food production methods can have negative effects on the environment and consumers. This article identifies several of the contaminants present in food and describes adverse health effects from exposure to specific contaminants. Recommendations for how exposure can be prevented or minimized are presented.