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Schröder P, Mench M, Povilaitis V, Rineau F, Rutkowska B, Schloter M, Szulc W, Žydelis R, Loit E. Relaunch cropping on marginal soils by incorporating amendments and beneficial trace elements in an interdisciplinary approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 803:149844. [PMID: 34525739 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
In the EU and world-wide, agriculture is in transition. Whilst we just converted conventional farming imprinted by the post-war food demand and heavy agrochemical usage into integrated and sustainable farming with optimized production, we now have to focus on even smarter agricultural management. Enhanced nutrient efficiency and resistance to pests/pathogens combined with a greener footprint will be crucial for future sustainable farming and its wider environment. Future land use must embrace efficient production and utilization of biomass for improved economic, environmental, and social outcomes, as subsumed under the EU Green Deal, including also sites that have so far been considered as marginal and excluded from production. Another frontier is to supply high-quality food and feed to increase the nutrient density of staple crops. In diets of over two-thirds of the world's population, more than one micronutrient (Fe, Zn, I or Se) is lacking. To improve nutritious values of crops, it will be necessary to combine integrated, systems-based approaches of land management with sustainable redevelopment of agriculture, including central ecosystem services, on so far neglected sites: neglected grassland, set aside land, and marginal lands, paying attention to their connectivity with natural areas. Here we need new integrative approaches which allow the application of different instruments to provide us not only with biomass of sufficient quality and quantity in a site specific manner, but also to improve soil ecological services, e.g. soil C sequestration, water quality, habitat and soil resistance to erosion, while keeping fertilization as low as possible. Such instruments may include the application of different forms of high carbon amendments, the application of macro- and microelements to improve crop performance and quality as well as a targeted manipulation of the soil microbiome. Under certain caveats, the potential of such sites can be unlocked by innovative production systems, ready for the sustainable production of crops enriched in micronutrients and providing services within a circular economy.
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- Peter Schröder
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Research Unit for Comparative Microiome Analysis, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, BIOGECO, UMR 1202, F-33615 Pessac, France
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Akademija LT-58344, Kedainiai distr. Lithuania
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- Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Research Unit for Comparative Microiome Analysis, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Akademija LT-58344, Kedainiai distr. Lithuania
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- Estonian University of Life Sciences, Chair of Field Crops and Plant Biology, 51006 Tartu, Estonia.
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Brough L. Iodine Intake for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Their Infants Remains a Global Concern. J Nutr 2021; 151:3604-3605. [PMID: 34718675 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- Louise Brough
- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Aoun A, Darwiche F, Al Hayek S, Doumit J. The Fluoride Debate: The Pros and Cons of Fluoridation. Prev Nutr Food Sci 2018; 23:171-180. [PMID: 30386744 PMCID: PMC6195894 DOI: 10.3746/pnf.2018.23.3.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Fluoride is one of the most abundant elements found in nature. Water is the major dietary source of fluoride. The only known association with low fluoride intake is the risk of dental caries. Initially, fluoride was considered beneficial when given systemically during tooth development, but later research has shown the importance and the advantages of its topical effects in the prevention or treatment of dental caries and tooth decay. Water fluoridation was once heralded as one of the best public health achievements in the twentieth century. Since this practice is not feasible or cost effective in many regions, especially rural areas, researchers and policy makers have explored other methods of introducing fluoride to the general population such as adding fluoride to milk and table salt. Lately, major concerns about excessive fluoride intake and related toxicity were raised worldwide, leading several countries to ban fluoridation. Health-care professionals and the public need guidance regarding the debate around fluoridation. This paper reviews the different aspects of fluoridation, their effectiveness in dental caries prevention and their risks. It was performed in the PubMed and the Google Scholar databases in January 2018 without limitation as to the publication period.
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- Antoine Aoun
- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh 72, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh 72, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh 72, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh 72, Lebanon
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Wang Z, Xing M, Zhu W, Mao G, Mo Z, Wang Y, Chen Z, Lou X, Xia S, Wang X. Iodine Deficiency in Zhejiang Pregnant Women in the Context of Universal Salt Iodization Programme. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8835. [PMID: 29892022 PMCID: PMC5995927 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26942-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Zhejiang introduced universal salt iodization (USI) programme in 1995 and has achieved the goal of elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) since 2011. However, no systematical data of iodine nutritional status in population in pregnancy is available. In this cross-sectional study, pregnant women were interviewed to complete questionnaires in addition to handing in samples of urine and household table salt between March 2016 to February 2017. Date of birth, age of pregnancy, ethnicity and dietary iodine habits were recorded. The overall median urinary iodine concentration in 8561 pregnant women was 130.47 µg/L, which was lower than the cut-off value of iodine sufficiency of 150 µg/L recommended by the WHO. Participants using non-iodized salt, taking non-iodine-containing supplements, in coastal and in Han group were independently associated with iodine deficiency. The current USI programme did not supply Zhejiang pregnant women with sufficient iodine intake. They are generally iodine deficient, which have great public health importance since even mild IDD in pregnancy have adverse effects on fetal neurodevelopment. We strongly recommend urgent measures to improve iodine intake in pregnancy.
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- Zhifang Wang
- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Medical Research Center, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Medical Research Center, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
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Huang CJ, Tseng CL, Chen HS, Garabwan C, Korovo S, Tang KT, Won JGS, Hsieh CH, Wang FF. Iodine Nutritional Status of School Children in Nauru 2015. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8090520. [PMID: 27563920 PMCID: PMC5037507 DOI: 10.3390/nu8090520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Little is known about iodine nutritional status in island countries in the Pacific Ocean. The primary objective of this study was to report for the first time the iodine nutritional status of people in Nauru. In addition, sources of iodine nutrition (i.e., water and salt) were investigated. A school-based cross-sectional survey of children aged 6–12 years was conducted in three primary schools of Nauru. Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) was determined by spot urine samples. Available water and salt samples in Nauru were collected for the measurement of iodine content. A food frequency questionnaire was conducted. The median UIC was 142 μg/L, and 25.2% and 7.4% of the population had median UIC below 100 μg/L and 50 μg/L, respectively. Natural iodine-containing foods such as seaweeds and agar were rare. Iodine was undetectable in Nauruan tank water, filtered tap water, and raindrops. Of the analyzed salt products, five kinds were non-iodized, and three were iodized (iodine content: 15 ppm, 65 ppm, and 68 ppm, respectively). The results indicate that the iodine status in Nauruan school children is adequate. Iodized salt may serve as an important source of iodine nutrition in Nauru.
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- Chun-Jui Huang
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan 33004, Taiwan.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
- Department of Medicine, Yangming Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei 11146, Taiwan.
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