Nutrition can modulate the toxicity of environmental pollutants: Implications in risk assessment and human health

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 771-774

  Hennig, Bernhard ^a   Ormsbee, Lindell ^a   McClain, Craig J ^b   Watkins, Bruce A ^c   Blumberg, Bruce ^d   Bachas, Leonidas G ^a,e   Sanderson, Wayne ^f   Thompson, Claudia ^g   Suk, William A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Biology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory nutrients; Environmental pollutants; Nutrition; Risk assessment; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84861999147     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104712     Document Type: Article

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