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<sec><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Herbal weight loss remedies are produced from various plant species which could accumulate heavy metals from the environment. The consumption of contaminated herbal preparations could be a source of consumer exposure to toxic metals. The aim of the study was to evaluate the content of cadmium in selected herbal weight loss products available on the Polish market, to determine exposure of consumers to the heavy metal included in herbal infusions prepared from the studied products and the related health risk.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><p>The study included 29 herbal weight loss products available on the Polish market. The content of cadmium in the analyzed dried herbs and herbal infusions was analyzed. Based on the obtained results, the exposure of consumers to cadmium and the related health risks were estimated.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>Cadmium concentration in dried herbs did not exceed the maximum allowable concentration.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The exposure of consumers of the most contaminated herbal infusions to cadmium could be equal to half of the reference dose, which is an acceptable exposure threshold.</p></sec>
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IntroductionHerbal weight loss remedies are produced from various plant species which could accumulate heavy metals from the environment. The consumption of contaminated herbal preparations could be a source of consumer exposure to toxic metals. The aim of the study was to evaluate the content of cadmium in selected herbal weight loss products available on the Polish market, to determine exposure of consumers to the heavy metal included in herbal infusions prepared from the studied products and the related health risk.
Materials and MethodsThe study included 29 herbal weight loss products available on the Polish market. The content of cadmium in the analyzed dried herbs and herbal infusions was analyzed. Based on the obtained results, the exposure of consumers to cadmium and the related health risks were estimated.
ResultsCadmium concentration in dried herbs did not exceed the maximum allowable concentration.
ConclusionsThe exposure of consumers of the most contaminated herbal infusions to cadmium could be equal to half of the reference dose, which is an acceptable exposure threshold.

Cadmium in herbal weight loss products as a health risk factor for consumers

Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom

Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Doctoral School, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej

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IntroductionHerbal weight loss remedies are produced from various plant species which could accumulate heavy metals from the environment. The consumption of...

Cadmium in herbal weight loss products as a health risk factor for consumers

Article Category: Original Study

Publié en ligne: 13 mai 2022

Pages: 165 - 173

Reçu: 13 juil. 2021

Accepté: 10 mars 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0021

Mots clés
fibroblast growth factors, endocrine, metabolic disorders, obesity, mineral balance

© 2022 Grzegorz Dziubanek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cadmium in herbal weight loss products as a health risk factor for consumers

Article Category: Original Study

Publié en ligne: 13 mai 2022

Pages: 165 - 173

Reçu: 13 juil. 2021

Accepté: 10 mars 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0021

Mots clésfibroblast growth factors, endocrine, metabolic disorders, obesity, mineral balance

© 2022 Grzegorz Dziubanek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
fibroblast growth factors, endocrine, metabolic disorders, obesity, mineral balance