Dr. Umar Aitsaam

This review highlights how dietary fiber regulates Pb-induced neuroinflammation by gut microbiota, offering mechanistic insights and practical implications for heavy metal certification programs seeking to mitigate lead toxicity through dietary strategies.

This study reveals that adequate dietary fiber intake (≥14g/1000kcal) can nullify the positive association between blood lead levels and dyslipidemia in US adults. This suggests dietary intervention is a viable strategy to mitigate the cardiovascular risks of unavoidable environmental lead exposure.

This review synthesizes a USDA-NIFA workshop on toxic metals in food, covering soil-plant dynamics, remediation, and regulation. Key findings on uptake mechanisms and mitigation strategies provide a critical roadmap for reducing heavy metal contamination and ensuring food safety, supporting certification programs

This ATSDR profile reviews the toxicity of tin and its compounds, highlighting the low toxicity of inorganic tin versus the potent, specific toxicities of organotins. Key findings include neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and developmental effects, with established MRLs to guide public health protection and regulatory standards.

This review synthesizes research on heavy metal sources, plant uptake, physiological impacts, and human health risks, offering crucial insights and reference standards for heavy metal certification and regulatory programs.

This review details how probiotics detoxify heavy metals via adsorption and transformation, reducing their bioavailability. Findings on specific strains like L. rhamnosus GR-1 highlight their potential for industry application in creating safer food products, directly supporting heavy metal certification programs.

What was studied?The study assessed the contribution of infant formula to the dietary

This systematic review links heavy metal exposure to gut microbiota dysbiosis, emphasizing increased pathobionts and reduced beneficial bacteria. Findings highlight the need for strict heavy metal certification and the role of dietary fiber and probiotics in mitigating adverse effects.

This study reveals that cadmium-contaminated soil microbial communities show reduced diversity but increased abundance of metal-tolerant and detoxification-associated functions, highlighting crucial implications for heavy metal certification and bioremediation.

This editorial review synthesizes new evidence on the roles of epigenetics, extracellular vesicles, and the gut-brain axis in lead neurotoxicity, emphasizing the need for stricter heavy metal certification standards.