Abstract
The problem of heavy metals in infant formulae is much more important than it is in foods for the adult. The tolerance of the newborn and infant to environmental toxicants is not well known; therefore it is prudent to assume that the very young may be more susceptible to toxic agents than the adult. Equally important is the fact that infant formulae are often “exclusive foods,” furnishing nearly all or all of the organism’s requirements for individual nutrients. The diversity of food intake in the adult tends to protect the organism from imbalances; this protective diversity is not present during the early period of life.
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Mertz, W. (1983). Essentiality and Toxicity of Heavy Metals. In: Schmidt, E.H.F., Hildebrandt, A.G. (eds) Health Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Infant Formula and Junior Food. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68740-2_7
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