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Mercury in tuna and dioxin in animal products .... 
Promoting current dietary guidelines that recommend less animal fat consumption could protect Americans from accumulating unhealthy levels of dioxins, according to a new Institute of Medicine report.
"Because the risks posed by the amount of dioxins found in foods have yet to be determined, we are recommending simple, prudent steps to further reduce dioxin exposure while data are gathered that will clarify the risk," said APHA member Robert Lawrence, MD, associate dean for professional practice and programs at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and chair of the report's authoring committee.
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds accumulate in the body fat of animals and people, and high levels of the substances are linked to endocrinerelated conditions, developmental problems and increased cancer risk. Researchers have noted that dioxin levels in the environment have dropped by as much as 76 percent since the 1970s. While dioxins in foods are also decreasing, some animal sources are still of particular concern.
The highest levels of dioxin in food are the fats in meat, poultry, fatty fish, whole milk and full-fat dairy products.
Promoting current dietary guidelines that recommend less animal fat consumption could protect Americans from accumulating unhealthy levels of dioxins, according to a new Institute of Medicine report.
"Because the risks posed by the amount of dioxins found in foods have yet to be determined, we are recommending simple, prudent steps to further reduce dioxin exposure while data are gathered that will clarify the risk," said APHA member Robert Lawrence, MD, associate dean for professional practice and programs at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and chair of the report's authoring committee.
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds accumulate in the body fat of animals and people, and high levels of the substances are linked to endocrinerelated conditions, developmental problems and increased cancer risk. Researchers have noted that dioxin levels in the environment have dropped by as much as 76 percent since the 1970s. While dioxins in foods are also decreasing, some animal sources are still of particular concern.
The highest levels of dioxin in food are the fats in meat, poultry, fatty fish, whole milk and full-fat dairy products.
