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One of the most heartbreaking things I ever learned about was the high levels of lead in Mexican candy. This is apparently mostly due to the inks used in the pa
by krrrh 5y ago
One of the most heartbreaking things I ever learned about was the high levels of lead in Mexican candy. This is apparently mostly due to the inks used in the packaging.
https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.2754/ https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.2754/
The following paper also pegs pottery as an issue. Just devastating.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214999614000794 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221499961...
> Our results indicate that more than 15% of the population will experience a decrement of more than 5 IQ points from lead exposure. The analysis also leads us to believe that lead is responsible for 820,000 disability-adjusted life-years for lead-induced mild mental retardation for children aged 0 to 4 years.
- nebula8804 5y agoAh crud...in years past I have bought large bags of Mexican candy from Amazon...and subsequently eaten all of it. :( Does anyone know if there is a test that can tell "historical" levels of lead? It sticks around in the blood right? So if I get a regular lead test will it account for any historical consumption? Has there also been any research into devising a test to determine if IQ has fallen due to lead poisoning? I guess I don't see a way for this data to be collected after the fact?
- alar44 5y agoEating a few bags of candy isn't going to do it. It's going to take years and years of constant exposure. People in this thread need to calm down. Even if you did lose 5 IQ points, it's not like Flowers For Algernon here... No one would even notice. The only reason we can is due to large sample sizes over decades and decades.
- sizzle 5y agoAte so much Lucas powder growing up :(