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[Trace element imbalance in the organized pediatric collective bodies]
Insights
Children in Ulan-Ude show high risk for deficiencies in essential elements like copper and zinc. Their hair also indicates potential electrolyte imbalances due to high levels of sodium, potassium, and calcium.
Area of Science:
- Environmental health
- Pediatric nutrition
- Analytical chemistry
Context:
- Children residing in Ulan-Ude and attending preschools were studied.
- Hair samples were analyzed to assess elemental composition.
- Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and mass spectrometry were utilized.
Purpose:
- To determine the elemental status in children living in Ulan-Ude.
- To identify potential nutritional deficiencies or excesses.
- To assess risks associated with environmental exposure and diet.
Summary:
- High risk for deficiencies in essential elements including cobalt, copper, iodine, manganese, silicon, and zinc was observed.
- Abundant accumulation of sodium, potassium, and calcium in hair suggests a high risk of electrolytic metabolic disturbances.
- Moderate risk for hyperphosphorosis and hyperboronosis was also identified.
Impact:
- Highlights critical nutritional and metabolic concerns in the pediatric population of Ulan-Ude.
- Informs public health strategies for nutritional intervention and environmental monitoring.
- Provides baseline data for further research on elemental exposure and child health.
Abstract:
Atomic emission spectrometry using inductively coupled argon plasma and mass spectrometry with inductively coupled argon plasma were employed to analyze the elemental composition of the hair of the children living in Ulan-Ude and going to preschool institutions. The children and adolescents were shown to be at high risk for deficiencies of a number of essential chemical elements: cobalt, copper, iodine, manganese, and silicon. The preschool children were also at high risk for zinc deficiency. The children going to kindergartens had abundant hair accumulation of sodium, potassium, and calcium, which suggests the high risk of electrolytic metabolic disturbances. They were also at moderate risk for hyperphosphorosis and hyperboronosis.
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