Dietary intake of methylmercury by 0-5 years children using the duplicate diet method in Japan

• Main Authors: Nozomi Tatsuta (Author), Kaname Asato (Author), Miyuki Iwai-Shimada (Author), Kenta Iwai (Author), Shoji F. Nakayama (Author), Shin Yamazaki (Author), Kunihiko Nakai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The developing brains are sensitive to methylmercury (MeHg). However, the exposure to MeHg in baby foods and toddler meals remains unknown. This study aimed to determine MeHg intake from baby food or toddler meals, and to investigate the relationship with child hair total mercury (THg)....