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Elemental composition of dietary supplements most consumed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, analysed by k 0-INAA

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This study aimed at assessing the elemental composition of dietary supplements mostly consumed by physically active individuals in Belo Horizonte. Neutron activation analysis, k 0-standardization method, analysing large samples, was applied. The presence of impurities not considered essential for human beings and potentially toxic elements pointed out the risk of long-term consumption. The results were compared to values foreseen in the Brazilian legislation, and to the ones described in the products labels and directions. This preliminary assessment suggests the need to improve the quality control of raw material used in dietary supplements.

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The authors thank CAPES, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), CNPq, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development) and Nuclear Technology Development Centre, Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy, CDTN/CNEN for their financial support for this research project.

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  1. Program of Postgraduate in Nuclear Sciences and Techniques, Department of Nuclear Engineering (Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos nº 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    Paula Maria Borges de Salles, Maria Ângela de Barros Correia Menezes, Rodrigo Reis de Moura & Tarcísio Passos Ribeiro de Campos

  2. Program of Postgraduate in Science and Radiation Technology, Minerals and Materials, Nuclear Technology Development Centre, Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy, (CDTN/CNEN), Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos nº 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    Maria Ângela de Barros Correia Menezes & Márcia Maia Sathler

  3. Division for Analytical Techniques, Laboratory of Neutron Activation Analysis, Nuclear Technology Development Centre, Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy, (CDTN/CNEN), Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos nº 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    Maria Ângela de Barros Correia Menezes

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de Salles, P.M.B., de Barros Correia Menezes, M., Sathler, M.M. et al. Elemental composition of dietary supplements most consumed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, analysed by k 0-INAA. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 312, 421–431 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5222-1

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