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What are the recommended daily intake quantities for an adult person in terms of vegetables, fruits, protein, fat/vegetable oil, salt, free sugar, fish and seafood, and carbohydrate?
Vegetables and fruits: 400g, Protein: 60g, Fat/vegetable oil: 312.3g kg-1 (unsaturated –272.95g kg-1, saturated 31.23g kg-1, trans-fatty acids 3.123g kg-1), Salt (sodium and potassium): 5g, Free sugar: 74g, Fish and seafood: 150g, Carbohydrate: 130g.
What are the potential health benefits associated with regular intake of health fat/vegetable oils?
Regular intake of health fat/vegetable oils can be correlated with gut microbiota composition balance and short-chain fatty acids production, health promotion, and the prevention of several metabolic diseases, neurological diseases behavior disorder, cancers, autoimmune diseases, and others for consumers.
What are the primary factors contributing to the contamination and bioaccumulation of heavy metals and metalloids in vegetables and animals and their by-products used as food?
The primary factors contributing to the contamination and bioaccumulation of heavy metals and metalloids in vegetables and animals and their by-products used as food include the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides, mechanization systems, industrial and vehicle fumes, wastewater (domestic, municipal, and industrial), sewage and sludge, contaminated irrigation water (river and effluent), solid mineral soil, growing and super population in urban and rural conditions, welding, plating, workshopping industries, wash services, oil, pharmaceutical and petrol industry, product harvesting system, storage and commercialization processes, and others.
What are the main anthropogenic activities linked to heavy metal and metalloid contamination in the environment?
industrialization, urbanization, transport systems, petrol, mining, energy, pesticides and fertilizers, sludge, sewage and wastewater used in agriculture and animal farming, and transport system.
What are the industries mainly responsible for the dissemination of heavy metals and metalloids in developing countries?
mining, electroplating, cement, pesticides, fertilizers, paint and others based in developed countries.
What are the physiological mechanisms through which heavy metals and metalloids affect human health?
through the accumulation of such substances in plants and animals, which are then consumed by humans, leading to several metabolic diseases, including different types of cancer.
Test your knowledge on food consumption and heavy metals with this quiz! Learn about the recommended daily intake of nutrients and the potential risks of consuming hazardous heavy metals and metalloids. Enhance your understanding of healthy eating habits and how to make informed choices for your well-being.
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