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Review
. 2001 Mar;59(3 Pt 1):71-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06991.x.

Recommending calcium to reduce lead toxicity in children: a critical review

C Ballew  1 , B Bowman
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Recommending calcium to reduce lead toxicity in children: a critical review

C Ballew et al. Nutr Rev. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Assertions that adequate or supplemental calcium intake can reduce lead absorption in children are based on liberal extrapolation from animal studies, experiments with human adults, and cross-sectional studies of children that have a variety of methodologic weaknesses. Without stronger supporting evidence, statements that diet can ameliorate the deleterious effects of environmental lead could provide a false sense of efficacy and divert efforts from lead abatement and from behavioral modifications that might have more impact.

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