Nutritional Status Has Marginal Influence on the Metabolism of Inorganic Arsenic in Pregnant Bangladeshi Women

• DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10639
• Publication Date: ['2007-11-16', '2008-03-01']
• Authors: Lars Åke Persson; Shams El Arifeen; Marie Vahter; Barbro Nermell; Walter Goessler; Bo Lönnerdal; Mohammad Yunus; K Anisur Rahman; Li Li; Eva-Charlotte Eks...
• Keywords: Adult; 2. Zero hunger; Bangladesh; Research; Malnutrition; Nutritional Status; Health Surveys; Methylation; Mass Spectrometry; 6. Clean water; Arsenic; Body Mass Index; 3. Good health; Maternal Exposure; Pregnancy; Arsenic Poisoning; Humans; Female; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Water Pollutants, Chemical

The interindividual variation in metabolism of inorganic arsenic (iAs), involving methylation via one-carbon metabolism, has been well documented, but the reasons remain unclear.