Nazma Shaheen, Nafis Md. Irfan, Ishrat Nourin Khan, Md. Saiful Islam et al.
The presence of toxic heavy metals such as As, Cd, Pb, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, and Zn in nationally representative samples of highly consumed fruits and vegetables was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Their concentrations exceeded the maximum allowable concentration (MAC)...
Nazma Shaheen, Marjia Sultana, Towhid Hasan, Ishrat Nourin Khan et al.
Heavy metal contamination of fish is a serious public health concern worldwide, including in Bangladesh. In this study, six commonly consumed fish species namely Hilsha (Tenualosa ilisha), Kachki (Corica soborna), Punti (Puntitus ticto), Taki (Channa punctatus), Meni (Nandus nandus), and Tengra (Mys...
Nazma Shaheen, Towhid Hasan, Marjia Sultana, Kazi Turjaun Akhter et al.
The study aimed to assess the level of potentially toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, and Ni) and associated health implications through commonly consumed rice cultivars of Bangladesh available in Capital city, Dhaka. The range of As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, and Ni in rice grains were 0.04-...
Nazma Shaheen, Avonti Basak Tukun, Saiful Islam, Nafis Md. Irfan et al.
Background: Rising tide of chronic nutrition related non-communicable diseases yoked with extant under nutrition problems makes it imperative to carry out scientific research for finding functional foods. Although the emergence of these diseases are believed to be related to a constellation of dieta...
Eyad Ahmed, Israt Jahan, Nafis Md. Irfan, Ishrat Nourin Khan et al.
The study aimed to estimate the dietary intake of vitamin A and its major food sources among rural pregnant women from the southwest region of Bangladesh. A multi-stage random cluster sampling method was used to select the respondents (N = 1012). A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect t...
Ishrat Nourin Khan, Turjaun Akhter Kazi, Rakhi Nandi, Mahfuz Al Hasan Syed et al.
Food diversity is an important aspect of a healthy diet that reflects the various sources of nutrients that are consumed. Consumption of various food groups is used as a proxy indicator to assess the overall dietary intake and micro nutrient adequacy of studied population. The present study was unde...