The Influence of Orally‐Administered Vitamin C or Zinc on the Absorption of and the Biological Response to Lead
作者:
Robert Lauwerys,
Harry Roels,
Jean-Pierre Buchet,
Alfred Bernard,
L. Verhoeven,
J. Konings,
期刊:
Journal of Occupational Medicine
(OVID Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 25,
issue 9
页码: 668-678
ISSN:0096-1736
年代: 1983
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
A single-blind study was performed on male workers from a primary lead smelter to determine whether a daily oral supplement of vitamin C (1 g vitamin C orally once a day, five times a week for 20 weeks) or zinc (60 mg zinc as zinc gluconate once a day, five times a week for eight weeks) influences the absorption of and the biological (hematological and renal) response to lead. The vitamin C and the zinc study groups comprised 39 and 11 workers, respectively. Their blood levels of lead at the start of the experiment ranged from 28.9 to 76.4 μg/100 ml. A matched control group receiving a placebo was followed simultaneously. The results demonstrate that, in workers whose exposure to inorganic lead is moderate and who do not suffer from nutritional deficiencies, oral supplementaion of vitamin C or zinc does not influence the metabolism and biological action of lead.
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