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Diet and Dioxins: The Need to Cut Back Abstract
A December 2003 Institute of Medicine report brings the issues of dioxins in food to a higher level of debate. As the report points out, more data are needed on both the extent to which dioxins are contaminating the U.S. food supply and the ways in which they pose risks to human health. It is known, however, that saturated fats are a primary dietary source of dioxins. One recommendation of the report--to recommend lowered saturated fat intake for the U.S. population--is in line with other ongoing public health initiatives aimed at heart health. The report also calls for a stepped-up research agenda for dioxins, not only to address the prevalence of dioxins in food and in the environment, but also to determine how dioxins can be removed from the food chain and how they affect fetal and child neurodevelopment. Charles W. Schmidt
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