Breastfeeding and metal exposure

Coverage

This topic bibliography links to the indexed study records. Human observational, experimental and review evidence retain their source-specific designs and limitations; a combined causal synthesis has not been compiled here.

Indexed source records

• Breast-Feeding Protects against Arsenic Exposure in Bangladeshi Infants (2008; peer reviewed).
• Availability of Arsenic in Human Milk in Women and Its Correlation with Arsenic in Urine of Breastfed Children Living in Arsenic Contaminated Areas in Bangladesh (2014; peer reviewed).
• A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Jujube Fruit on the Concentrations of Some Toxic Trace Elements in Human Milk (2016; peer reviewed).
• High Arsenic Contamination in the Breast Milk of Mothers Inhabiting the Gangetic Plains of Bihar: A Major Health Risk to Infants (2024; peer reviewed).
• Mercury Poisoning in Lactating Women and Infants in the Gangetic Plain, Bihar, India: A Cross-Sectional Study (2025; peer reviewed).

Related topic

Breastmilk.

References

Works cited in this page’s text, in first-appearance order. Each title links to a source record with bibliographic details, reported findings, and document provenance.

1. Breast-Feeding Protects against Arsenic Exposure in Bangladeshi InfantsFångström B, Moore S, Nermell B, Kuenstl L, Goessler W, Grandér M, et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives 116(7):963–969 · 2008 · doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11094Peer-reviewed
2. Availability of Arsenic in Human Milk in Women and Its Correlation with Arsenic in Urine of Breastfed Children Living in Arsenic Contaminated Areas in BangladeshIslam MR, Attia J, Alauddin M, McEvoy M, McElduff P, Slater C, et al. · Environmental Health 13(1):101 · 2014 · doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-13-101Peer-reviewed
3. A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Jujube Fruit on the Concentrations of Some Toxic Trace Elements in Human MilkKelishadi R, Hasanghaliaei N, Poursafa P, Keikha M, Ghannadi A, Yazdi M, et al. · Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 21(1):94 · 2016 · doi.org/10.4103/1735-1995.193499Peer-reviewed
4. High Arsenic Contamination in the Breast Milk of Mothers Inhabiting the Gangetic Plains of Bihar: A Major Health Risk to InfantsKumar A and et al. · Environmental Health 23(1) · 2024 · doi.org/10.1186/s12940-024-01115-wPeer-reviewed
5. Mercury Poisoning in Lactating Women and Infants in the Gangetic Plain, Bihar, India: A Cross-Sectional StudyKumar A, Agarwal N, Kumar K, Chayal M, Kumar G, Kumar R, et al. · BMC Public Health 25(1) · 2025 · doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22336-9Peer-reviewed

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