Vegetarians have lower levels of dioxins and furans.Dioxins and furans are among the most toxic substances known. They increase risk of cancer and other health problems. A major source of these toxic substances is waste-burning incinerators that release dioxins and furans into the atmosphere. They then accumulate in foods, especially in animal fats and fish. Vegetarians who do not eat animal fats or fish would be expected to have lower blood levels of dioxins and furans. A study of adults in Taiwan who lived near municipal waste incinerators for at least five years compared blood levels of dioxins and furans in 33 vegetarians and 1,675 non-vegetarians. Vegetarians had significantly lower levels of dioxins and furans. Results of this study are similar to other reports that found that fish, seafood, dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl , pork, poultry, and beef were all significant sources of dioxins and furans. By Reed Mangels mangels Beta vulgaris; called also mangel-wurzel. , PhD, RD, FADA FADA Federación Argentina de Ajedrez FADA Fellow of the American Dietetic Association FADA Federal Area Development Authority FADA Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations FADA Florida Automobile Dealers Association Chen H-L, Su H-J, Lee C-C C-C Carbon-Carbon C-C Carotid-Cavernous (relating to the carotid artery and the sinuses) . 2006. Patterns of serum PCDD/Fs affected by vegetarian regime and consumption of local food for residents living near municipal waste incinerators from Taiwan. Env Intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. 32:650-55. |
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