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Fight lead poisoning in young children with proper diets L


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ead poisoning in young children, the most sus-


ceptible segment of the population, is down but


not out. Lead is no longer used in products like paint, gasoline, and plumbing. However, in older cities like Philadelphia, remnants of widespread applications are


everywhere. Exposure and the consequent hazards are less through contact with the lead-bearing items or materials in their original forms, but in the residual


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dust that’s virtually impos- sible to eliminate or prevent from being generated, even with state-of-the-art reme- diation technologies. Use of lead paint was banned in this country in 1978. Still, it’s likely to be present in structures built before that year. That paint may be sealed or even stripped away, but the lead can be exposed by flak- ing if a building is poorly maintained or a surface is loosened by water leakage or scraping. And lead dust can be released by sliding windows up and down in their tracks or opening and closing doors in their jambs if lead paint was ever used on these elements. Likewise, leaded gasoline was banned in 1995. However, lead in the exhaust has settled into the ground and can be picked up simply by walk- ing or playing on it. Relatively simple good housekeeping can go a long way in preventing young children from being exposed to lead dust from these sources. Parents who fail to take the proper precautions for removing any old paint flakes as well as routinely damp wiping and mopping


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windowsills, floors, and other horizontal surfaces are being irresponsible and ask- ing for trouble. But there’s more they can and should do. Diet is a key factor. Foods rich in iron, calcium, and vitamin C are known to lower the body’s ability to assimilate lead. Those high in fat have the opposite effect and boost the propensity for lead absorp- tion.


Suitable iron-rich foods include: • lean red meat and liver; • fish, oysters, clams, and scallops;


• chicken or turkey giblets; • iron-fortified cereals and grains;


• entils, chickpeas, soy, and other beans;


• pumpkin seeds; • raisins, prunes, and other dried fruit; • egg yolks; • spinach, collard, kale, tur- nips, and other dark leafy greens;


• artichokes; • molasses.


Suitable calcium-rich foods include: • cheese; • yogurt; • milk; • sardines; • spinach, collard, kale, turnips, and other dark leafy greens;


• calcium-fortified cereals • fortified orange juice; • soybeans; • enriched breads, grains, and waffles; • tofu.


Suitable vitamin C-rich foods include:


• oranges and orange juice, grapefruit and grapefruit juice, tomatoes and tomato juice; • sweet green and red pepper; • papaya, strawberries, peaches, guava, cantaloupe, and kiwi; • potatoes.


Foods and ingredients to avoid altogether or to re- serve for special occasions include: • butter; • lard and other shortening (olive oil is less undesirable than most other types); • sausages and scrapple; • potato chips, donuts, cup- cakes, and cookies; • chicken and turkey skin; • deep-fried preparations; • at pockets in meat. Experts also recommend that young children eat four to six small portions a day rather than be fed fewer large helpings because hun- ger between meals tends to increase lead absorption. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)


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