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| Title |
The effects of methylmercury on health in children and adults; national and international studies.
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| Published in |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.3305/nh.2014.30.5.7728 |
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| Authors |
Montserrat González-Estecha, Andrés Bodas-Pinedo, Miguel Ángel Rubio-Herrera, Nieves Martell-Claros, Elena M Trasobares-Iglesias, José M Ordóñez-Iriarte, José Jesús Guillén-Pérez, Miguel Ángel Herráiz-Martínez, José Antonio García-Donaire, Rosaura Farré-Rovira, Elpidio Calvo-Manuel, Jesús Román Martínez-Álvarez, M Teresa Llorente-Ballesteros, María Sáinz-Martín, Txantón Martínez-Astorquiza, M José Martínez-García, Irene Bretón Lesmes, M Ángeles Cuadrado-Cenzual, Santiago Prieto-Menchero, Carmen Gallardo-Pino, Rafael Moreno-Rojas, Pilar Bermejo-Barrera, Miriam Torres-Moreno, Manuel Arroyo-Fernández, Alfonso Calle-Pascual |
| Abstract |
The benefit of fish consumption in children and adults is well-known. However, it has been pointed out that excessive methylmercury intake due to consumption of contaminated fish leads to neurological toxicity in children, affecting cognitive function, memory, visual-motor function and language. After the intoxications in Minamata and Iraq, wide-ranging epidemiological studies were carried out in New Zealand, the Faroe Islands and the Seychelles and international recommendations were established for fish consumption in pregnant women and small children. In Spain, the Childhood and Environmental project (INMA, its Spanish acronym) has studied the effects of diet and the environment on fetal and childhood development in different geographic areas of Spain. National and international sudies have demonstrated that mercury concentrations are mainly dependent on fish consumption, although there are variations among countries which can be explained not only by the levels of fish consumption, but also by the type or species of fish that is consumed, as well as other factors. Although the best documented adverse effects of methylmercury are the effects on nervous sytem development in fetuses and newborns, an increasing number of studies indicate that cognitive function, reproduction and, especially, cardiovascular risk in the adult population can also be affected. However, more studies are necessary in order to confirm this and establish the existance of a causal relationship. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Unknown | 56 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 8% |
| Engineering | 10 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 57 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 May 2023.
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#53
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#4
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