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Shanghai Diet and Health Survey (SDHS) was designed to prospectively access local residents' food consumption,energy and nutrient intake,related chemical contaminant exposure,and the seasonal change trend to explore the relationship of diet with health.Data from SDHS can be used as fundamental information and scientific evidences for the development of local nutrition and food safety policies.
ABSTRACT
Shanghai Diet and Health Survey (SDHS) was designed to prospectively access local residents' food consumption,energy and nutrient intake,related chemical contaminant exposure,and the seasonal change trend to explore the relationship of diet with health.Data from SDHS can be used as fundamental information and scientific evidences for the development of local nutrition and food safety policies.
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La calidad química y microbiológica del agua es uno de los principales requisitos del tratamiento de hemodiálisis. La presencia de contaminantes en el agua puede provocar complicaciones tanto agudas como crónicas en los pacientes. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo describir la guía para el control químico y microbiológico de la calidad del agua para hemodiálisis, elaborada para ser empleada por las autoridades sanitarias en la evaluación de este tipo de agua en Cuba. Los criterios para el control sanitario se elaboraron a partir de revisión de bibliografía nacional e internacional, de resultados de mediciones de contaminantes y de consulta a expertos. Se presentan los valores de la guía para los contaminantes químicos y microbiológicos del agua y se realiza la descripción de los puntos de muestreo y de la periodicidad de los análisis. La guía cubana contribuye a perfeccionar la vigilancia de la calidad del agua para hemodiálisis a nivel nacional.
The chemical and biological quality of water is one of the principal requirements in the treatment of hemodialysis. The presence of contaminants in water can cause both acute and choric complications in patients. The objective of the present work is to describe the guide for chemical and microbiological control of the quality of water used for hemodilysis and elaborated to be used by health authorities in the assessment of this type of water in Cuba. Criteria for sanitary control were elaborated from the review of national and international bibliography, results of measurements of contaminants and expert consultation. Guidance values for chemical and microbiological contaminants in water are presented and the description of sampling points and periodicity of analysis are conducted. The Cuban guide contributes to the improvement of the surveillance of the quality of water used for hemodialysis at a national level.
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In this work, samples of the medicinal plants: Boldo (Peumus boldus), Castanha da Índia (Aesculus hippocastanum), Chá Verde (Camelia sinensis), Erva Cidreira (Melissa officinalis), Espinheira Santa (Maytenus ilicifolia), Guaraná (Paullinia cupana), Maracujá (Passiflora sp.), Mulungu (Erythrina velutina), Sene (Cassia angustifolia) and Valeriana (Valeriana officinalis) were evaluated BY using the Neutron Activation Analysis technique (NAA- k0) in order to determine the levels of metals and other chemical contaminants. The results showed the presence of non essential elements to the human body. The diversity of chemical impurities found even at low concentration levels, considering the potential for chronic toxicity of these elements, reinforces the need to improve the implementation of good practices by growers and traders, and the hypothesis of lack of quality control in plant products.
Neste trabalho, amostras de Boldo (Peumus boldus), Castanha da Índia (Aesculus hippocastanum), Chá Verde (Camelia sinensis), Erva Cidreira (Melissa officinalis), Espinheira Santa (Maytenus ilicifolia), Guaraná (Paullinia cupana), Maracujá (Passiflora sp.), Mulungu (Erythrina velutina), Sene (Cassia angustifolia) e Valeriana (Valeriana officinalis) foram investigadas utilizando a técnica Análise por Ativação Neutrônica (AAN-k0), a fim de se determinar os teores de metais e outros elementos químicos contaminantes. Os resultados revelaram a presença de elementos não essenciais ao organismo humano. A diversidade de impurezas químicas encontradas, mesmo em níveis de baixa concentração, considerando o potencial de toxicidade crônica desses elementos, reforça a necessidade de melhorias na aplicação de boas práticas pelos produtores e comerciantes e a hipótese de falta de controle de qualidade nos produtos vegetais.