Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia
Nutrition is an essential factor for human health. Earlier research has suggested that Arctic residents are vulnerable to environmental toxic exposures through traditional foods. Although Russia is the largest Arctic country, the evidence on the topic from the Russian part of the Arctic is scarce. W...
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| author | Tatiana Sorokina Nikita Sobolev Natalia Belova Andrey Aksenov Dmitriy Kotsur Anna Trofimova Yulia Varakina Andrej M. Grjibovski Valerii Chashchin Rimma Korobitsyna Yngvar Thomassen |
| author_facet | Tatiana Sorokina Nikita Sobolev Natalia Belova Andrey Aksenov Dmitriy Kotsur Anna Trofimova Yulia Varakina Andrej M. Grjibovski Valerii Chashchin Rimma Korobitsyna Yngvar Thomassen |
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| description | Nutrition is an essential factor for human health. Earlier research has suggested that Arctic residents are vulnerable to environmental toxic exposures through traditional foods. Although Russia is the largest Arctic country, the evidence on the topic from the Russian part of the Arctic is scarce. We studied associations between blood concentrations of essential and non-essential elements and traditional food consumption in 297 adults from seven rural settlements in the Nenets Autonomous Area, Northwest Russia. Blood arsenic concentration was positively associated with consumption of rainbow smelt, pink salmon, Arctic char and navaga fish. Frequent consumption of northern pike was associated with increased concentration of blood mercury. Blood mercury and arsenic concentrations were significantly associated with blood selenium. We also observed positive associations between blood lead levels and the frequency of goose consumption. Moreover, subjects who reported to be hunters had higher blood levels of lead, suggesting contamination of goose meat with fragments of shotgun shells. Blood cobalt and manganese concentrations were inversely associated with serum ferritin levels. Positive associations between blood levels of manganese and lead were observed. Moreover, blood lead concentrations were significantly associated with cadmium, mercury, copper, and zinc. Our results corroborate earlier findings on the traditional foods as source of non-essential elements for the Arctic residents. Observed correlations between the levels of lead and other elements warrant further research and may have potential implications for the studies on the associations between essential elements and health outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb74d5277b2443169cca3e9c1149ce6c2023-11-24T11:50:33ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-11-011423500510.3390/nu14235005Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic RussiaTatiana Sorokina0Nikita Sobolev1Natalia Belova2Andrey Aksenov3Dmitriy Kotsur4Anna Trofimova5Yulia Varakina6Andrej M. Grjibovski7Valerii Chashchin8Rimma Korobitsyna9Yngvar Thomassen10Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaArctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dvini 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, RussiaNutrition is an essential factor for human health. Earlier research has suggested that Arctic residents are vulnerable to environmental toxic exposures through traditional foods. Although Russia is the largest Arctic country, the evidence on the topic from the Russian part of the Arctic is scarce. We studied associations between blood concentrations of essential and non-essential elements and traditional food consumption in 297 adults from seven rural settlements in the Nenets Autonomous Area, Northwest Russia. Blood arsenic concentration was positively associated with consumption of rainbow smelt, pink salmon, Arctic char and navaga fish. Frequent consumption of northern pike was associated with increased concentration of blood mercury. Blood mercury and arsenic concentrations were significantly associated with blood selenium. We also observed positive associations between blood lead levels and the frequency of goose consumption. Moreover, subjects who reported to be hunters had higher blood levels of lead, suggesting contamination of goose meat with fragments of shotgun shells. Blood cobalt and manganese concentrations were inversely associated with serum ferritin levels. Positive associations between blood levels of manganese and lead were observed. Moreover, blood lead concentrations were significantly associated with cadmium, mercury, copper, and zinc. Our results corroborate earlier findings on the traditional foods as source of non-essential elements for the Arctic residents. Observed correlations between the levels of lead and other elements warrant further research and may have potential implications for the studies on the associations between essential elements and health outcomes.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5005country foodsdietary intaketrace metalsnutrientsiron statusindigenous population |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana Sorokina Nikita Sobolev Natalia Belova Andrey Aksenov Dmitriy Kotsur Anna Trofimova Yulia Varakina Andrej M. Grjibovski Valerii Chashchin Rimma Korobitsyna Yngvar Thomassen Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia Nutrients country foods dietary intake trace metals nutrients iron status indigenous population |
| title | Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia |
| title_full | Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia |
| title_fullStr | Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia |
| title_short | Diet and Blood Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements among Rural Residents in Arctic Russia |
| title_sort | diet and blood concentrations of essential and non essential elements among rural residents in arctic russia |
| topic | country foods dietary intake trace metals nutrients iron status indigenous population |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5005 |
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