1. Elemental composition of dietary supplements most consumed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, analysed by k 0-INAA
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Tarcísio Passos Ribeiro de Campos, Paula Maria Borges de Salles, Rodrigo Reis de Moura, Márcia Maia Sathler, and Maria Ângela de Barros Correia Menezes
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0301 basic medicine ,Elemental composition ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Raw material ,010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Pollution ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Environmental science ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Food science ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
This study aimed at assessing the elemental composition of dietary supplements mostly consumed by physically active individuals in Belo Horizonte. Neutron activation analysis, k 0-standardization method, analysing large samples, was applied. The presence of impurities not considered essential for human beings and potentially toxic elements pointed out the risk of long-term consumption. The results were compared to values foreseen in the Brazilian legislation, and to the ones described in the products labels and directions. This preliminary assessment suggests the need to improve the quality control of raw material used in dietary supplements.
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- 2017
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