Abstract
Data regarding association between the use of plastics with hot food and levels of vitamins and minerals, and other biochemical parameters are lacking. Cross-sectional data for 740 healthy pregnant Saudi women were collected from 21 health care centres and 2 hospitals from Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Detailed data regarding the frequency of plastic use with hot food were collected, and laboratory analyses of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), homocysteine (HCY), glycated A1C (A1C), and selected vitamins and minerals were also done. Daily use of plastics with hot food was frequently reported among young mothers (p = 0.002). Plastic use with hot food on a daily basis was positively associated with TSH, HCY, and A1C, while it was negatively associated with concentrations of vitamin E, zinc, and selenium. Future research should address the complex hormonal and metabolic abnormalities that are linked to the release of certain components associated with the use of plastics with hot food. Interventions are urgently needed to eliminate the use of plastics with hot food to prevent health complications that may result from the long-term use of these materials.
Highlights
Food contamination is one of the most serious global concerns [1]
The mean age of these pregnant women was 27.8 ± 6.16 of plastics with hot food, 39.1% (n = 289) and 19.6% (n = 145) reported weekly and monthly use of years, and 29.2% of them lived with smoking husbands (n = 240). 11% (n = 78) of mothers reported plastics with hot food, with respectively, while(n30.8%
Saudi according to the frequency use of plastics with hot food, respectively, while 30.8%
Summary
Food contamination is one of the most serious global concerns [1]. any contamination of food matter, even prior to birth, can be a serious hindrance to health and/or the preservation of life.The causal factors of this contamination can be living and non-living agents. Food contamination is one of the most serious global concerns [1]. Any contamination of food matter, even prior to birth, can be a serious hindrance to health and/or the preservation of life. The causal factors of this contamination can be living and non-living agents. These agents, labelled food hazards, exist in foods and cause many health impacts for those who consume them [2]. The contamination may happen due to living microbes or non-living chemical toxification [1].
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