Risks versus benefits of nuts’ consumption in Portugal: the balance between preventable myocardial infarction and the risk of liver cancer associated to aflatoxin exposure

The occurrence of mycotoxins in nuts, including the most potent carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFTs), has been reported by several authors worldwide. Notwithstanding, nut consumption plays an important role in the Mediterranean diet due to their nutrient contents and the consequent potential to produce be...

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Main Author: Assunção, Ricardo (author)
Other Authors: Lea, S. (author), Alvito, Paula (author), Carmona, P. (author), Carvalho, C. (author), Lopes, C. (author), Martins, Carla (author), Monteiro, Sarogini (author), Nabais, P. (author), Oliveira, D. (author), Torres, D. (author), Viegas, C. (author), Viegas, S. (author), Nauta, Maarten (author), Pires, S. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Mycotoxins
Nuts
Aflatoxins Exposure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancer
Segurança Alimentar
Toxicologia
Avaliação de Risco
Saúde Humana
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6929
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/6929

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