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Is There Correlation Between Aluminum-Based Food Consumption and Plasma Level in Pregnant Women?

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To explore the correlation of AL-based food consumption, known to have negative impact on health, and Al plasma levels with pregnancy status. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 75 participants, including 50 pregnant women. Al plasma levels were analyzed by ET-AAS. Exposure to food was positively correlated to Al mean plasma levels (reaching 2.12 ± 1.17 μg/L) by 32%, specifically for potatoes, fruits, soft drinks, and ready meals. Usage of Al cookware was associated to higher Al plasma levels while pregnancy status was protective. Establishment of national recommendation to maintain lower levels of Al in food is required.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge AUST-ATL Dr Amer Sakr and the laboratory team for their support with the blood analysis process; and further RHUH Dr Rita Feghali for her assistance and hosting during the collection process. We appreciate Syscom Technologies’ help in building the eFFQ and creating the Curve® platform.

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This work was supported by the Lebanese University in Beirut and Nantes University in France.

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  1. Targets and Drugs of Immunity and Cancer Infections (ERATU - EA 1155 IiCiMED IFR 26), Nantes University, Nantes, France

    Sarine El Daouk & Alain Pineau

  2. Platform for Research and Analysis in Environmental Sciences (PRASE), Doctorate School for Science and Technology, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Sarine El Daouk & Akram Hijazi

  3. CDEM Nantes University, Nantes, France

    Sarine El Daouk

  4. Food and Water Analysis Department, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

    M. Fouad Ziade, Raed Ezzeddine & Mohamad Al Iskandarani

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Sarine EL Daouk: conceptualization, methodology, software, writing — original draft preparation. Alain Pineau: data curation, writing — original draft preparation. M Fouad Ziade: data curation, reviewing, and editing. Raed Ezzeddine: reviewing and editing. Akram Hijazi: investigation, supervision. Mohamad Al Iskandarani: investigation, validation, supervision, writing — original draft preparation.

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El Daouk, S., Pineau, A., Ziade, M.F. et al. Is There Correlation Between Aluminum-Based Food Consumption and Plasma Level in Pregnant Women?. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 4608–4614 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-03063-9

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