Infection with lead, an increased risk of kidney disease in children

A recent study has warned that a very small amount of lead in the blood may also reduce kidney function in children and increase the risk of children with kidney related diseases later.

Pencils can also affect lead levels in young blood

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children only have health problems when blood lead levels exceed 10 micrograms / dexilit. However, research by kidney specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Medical Center (USA) proves that a very small amount of lead under 10 micrograms / dexilit is enough to cause children to have kidney problems.

"As far as we know, this is the first study to show that very small amounts of lead in the blood can also affect kidney function in children. This requires health authorities to take actions. to minimize the sources of lead that can infect children 's bodies, " said Dr. Jeffrey Fadrowski, a kidney specialist and head of the study.

"It is very difficult to recognize impaired kidney function in children with mild lead infection because there are almost no typical symptoms shown. However, this can make children face risks. suffer from kidney diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes when mature , 'said Dr. Susan Furth, a member of the research team.

Scientists conducted studies with 769 healthy children aged between 12 and 20. More than 99% of participating children had lower blood lead levels than 10 micrograms / dexilites, with an average of about 1.5 microgram. The results showed that the kidney function of children, with high blood lead levels, was worse than those of children with lower than average blood lead levels.

Currently, we often get lead from common sources including: pencils, ceramics, soil and drinking water in cities with many old buildings or irradiation treatment, .