Martin O’Donnell, Andrew Mente, Sumathy Rangarajan, Matthew McQueen et al.
BACKGROUND: The optimal range of sodium intake for cardiovascular health is controversial. METHODS: We obtained morning fasting urine samples from 101,945 persons in 17 countries and estimated 24-hour sodium and potassium excretion (used as a surrogate for intake). We examined the association betwee...
Andrew Mente, Martin O’Donnell, Sumathy Rangarajan, Matthew McQueen et al.
BACKGROUND: Higher levels of sodium intake are reported to be associated with higher blood pressure. Whether this relationship varies according to levels of sodium or potassium intake and in different populations is unknown. METHODS: We studied 102,216 adults from 18 countries. Estimates of 24-hour ...
Andrew A. Meharg, Paul N. Williams, Eureka Adomako, Youssef Y. Lawgali et al.
An extensive data set of total arsenic analysis for 901 polished (white) grain samples, originating from 10 countries from 4 continents, was compiled. The samples represented the baseline (i.e., notspecifically collected from arsenic contaminated areas), and all were for market sale in major conurba...
Paul N. Williams, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Eureka Adomako, Andrea Raab et al.
Concern has been raised by Bangladeshi and international scientists about elevated levels of arsenic in Bengali food, particularly in rice grain. This is the first inclusive food market-basket survey from Bangladesh, which addresses the speciation and concentration of arsenic in rice, vegetables, pu...
M. Safiur Rahman, Abul Hossain Molla, Narottam Saha, Atiqur Rahman
Concentrations of eight heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, and As) in the muscles of ten species of fish collected from Bangshi River at Savar in Bangladesh were measured in two different seasons. The concentrations of the studied heavy metals, except Pb in Corica soborna, were found to be be...
Aneire Khan, Andrew Ireson, Sari Kovats, Sontosh Kumar Mojumder et al.
Background: Drinking water from natural sources in coastal Bangladesh has become contaminated by varying degrees of salinity due to saltwater intrusion from rising sea levels, cyclone and storm surges and upstream withdrawal of freshwater. Objective: Our objective was to estimate salt intake from dr...
Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Md. Saiful Islam, M. Safiur Rahman, Md. Rafid Haque et al.
The spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metals in water, sediment and fish (dry weight basis) of Buriganga River, Bangladesh were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In water concentration of Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu and Cr varied seasonally and spatially from 58.17 to 72.45 μg/L, 7.08 t...
Yamily J. Zavala, J. M. Duxbury
High levels of arsenic (As) in rice grain are a potential concern for human health. Variability in total As in rice was evaluated using 204 commercial rice samples purchased mostly in retail stores in upstate New York and supplemented with samples from Canada, France, Venezuela, and other countries....
Guo‐Xin Sun, Paul N. Williams, Anne‐Marie Carey, Yong‐Guan Zhu et al.
Rice is more elevated in arsenic than all other grain crops tested to date, with whole grain (brown) rice having higher arsenic levels than polished (white). It is reported here that rice bran, both commercially purchased and specifically milled for this study, have levels of inorganic arsenic, a no...
Mahfuzar Rahman, Martin Tondel, Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Ireen Akhter Chowdhury et al.
-A prevalence comparison of hypertension among subjects with and those without arsenic exposure through drinking water was conducted in Bangladesh to confirm or refute an earlier observation of a relation in this respect. Wells with and without present arsenic contamination were identified, and we i...
J. M. Duxbury, A Mayer, J. G. Lauren, Nazmul Hassan
The total arsenic content of 150 paddy rice samples collected from Barisal, Comilla, Dinajpur, Kaunia, and Rajshahi districts, and from the BRRI experimental station at Rajshahi city in the boro and aman seasons of 2000 was determined by hydride generation-inductively coupled plasma emission spectro...
Maureen M. Black, Abdullah H Baqui, K. Zaman, Lars Åke Persson et al.
BACKGROUND Iron and zinc deficiency are prevalent during infancy in low-income countries. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to examine whether a weekly supplement of iron, zinc, iron+zinc, or a micronutrient mix (MM) of 16 vitamins and minerals would alter infant development and behavior. DESIGN The pa...
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Md Asaduzzaman, Ravi Naidu
The study assesses the daily consumption by adults of arsenic (As) and other elements in drinking water and home-grown vegetables in a severely As-contaminated area of Bangladesh. Most of the examined elements in drinking water were below the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values except A...
Marjorie J Haskell, Kazi M. Jamil, Ferdaus Hassan, Janet M Peerson et al.
Background Recent evidence suggests that the vitamin A equivalency of beta-carotene from plant sources is lower than previously estimated. Objective We assessed the effect of 60 d of daily supplementation with 750 microg retinol equivalents (RE) of either cooked, puréed sweet potatoes; cooked, purée...
Nanna Roos, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Shakuntala H. Thilsted
Fish play an important role in the Bangladeshi diet, constituting the main and often irreplaceable animal source food in poor rural households. Fish consumption is dominated by wild small (length 2,500 microg RE/100 g raw edible parts in mola (Amblypharyngodon mola). The study addressed the dietary ...