{"id":8616,"date":"2023-09-01T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/higher-levels-of-metal-seen-in-blood-and-urine-of-marijuana-users-study\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T11:23:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:23:40","slug":"studio-sui-livelli-piu-elevati-di-metallo-osservati-nel-sangue-e-nelle-urine-dei-consumatori-di-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/studio-sui-livelli-piu-elevati-di-metallo-osservati-nel-sangue-e-nelle-urine-dei-consumatori-di-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Livelli pi\u00f9 elevati di metalli osservati nel sangue e nelle urine dei consumatori di marijuana: studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/higher-levels-of-metal-seen-in-blood-and-urine-of-marijuana-users-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Recenti ricerche hanno rivelato che i consumatori di marijuana presentano livelli elevati di piombo e cadmio nel sangue e nelle urine, suscitando preoccupazioni riguardo ai potenziali rischi associati all\u2019esposizione a questi metalli potenzialmente dannosi.<\/p>\n<p>La ricerca condotta presso la Mailman School of Public Health della Columbia University \u00e8 una delle prime a documentare la presenza di biomarcatori metallici negli individui che usano marijuana ed \u00e8 probabilmente la ricerca pi\u00f9 ampia condotta finora che collega il consumo di marijuana auto-riferito con le misurazioni effettive di esposizione ai metalli all\u2019interno del corpo, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20230830\/Study-detects-significant-levels-of-metals-in-the-blood-and-urine-among-marijuana-users.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Notizie mediche<\/a> segnalato.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati dello studio mostrano un notevole contrasto nei livelli di metalli tra i consumatori di marijuana e i non consumatori. &quot;Rispetto ai non consumatori, i consumatori di marijuana avevano livelli pi\u00f9 alti di piombo di 27% nel sangue e livelli pi\u00f9 alti di 21% nelle urine&quot;, l&#039;autore principale dello studio Tiffany Sanchez, professore di scienze della salute ambientale presso la Mailman School of Public Health della Columbia University. a New York City, raccontato <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/30\/health\/marijuana-heavy-metals-wellness\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cnn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I livelli di cadmio erano notevolmente pi\u00f9 alti nel sangue dei consumatori di marijuana, circa 22% pi\u00f9 alti di quelli che se ne tengono alla larga, ha detto Sanchez. \u00c8 stato segnalato che i consumatori di marijuana avevano livelli di cadmio nelle urine 18% pi\u00f9 alti rispetto agli astemi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sia il cadmio che il piombo rimangono nel tuo corpo per un periodo piuttosto lungo&quot;, ha detto Sanchez. \u201cIl cadmio viene assorbito nel sistema renale e viene filtrato attraverso il rene. Quindi, quando guardi il cadmio urinario, questo riflette il carico corporeo totale, quanto ne hai assorbito in un lungo periodo di esposizione cronica.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio ha analizzato i dati del National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) nel periodo 2005-2018, concentrandosi su 7.254 partecipanti. Hanno classificato gli utenti in gruppi come non-marijuana\/non-tabacco, marijuana esclusiva, tabacco esclusivo e doppi consumatori. I campioni di sangue e urina sono stati quindi analizzati per i metalli. Inoltre, i ricercatori hanno definito l\u2019uso di marijuana e tabacco utilizzando variabili come il fumo attuale, i livelli sierici di cotinina, l\u2019uso di marijuana auto-riferito e l\u2019uso recente.<\/p>\n<p>L&#039;uso esclusivo del tabacco significa che qualcuno usava solo tabacco e non fumava nient&#039;altro. Per verificare se qualcuno fosse un consumatore esclusivo di tabacco, hanno chiesto ai partecipanti se fumavano sigarette o misuravano una sostanza chiamata cotinina nel loro corpo. Se il livello di cotinina era superiore a 10, significava che stavano usando tabacco.<\/p>\n<p>Secondo il rapporto, il cadmio \u00e8 legato a malattie renali e cancro ai polmoni nelle persone e ad anomalie fetali negli animali <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atsdr.cdc.gov\/csem\/cadmium\/Safety-Standards.html#:~:text=The%20EPA%20reference%20dose%20for,%2Fkg%2Fday%20for%20water.\" target=\"_blank\">APE<\/a>, che ha fissato limiti specifici per il cadmio. Per quanto riguarda il piombo, pu\u00f2 accumularsi nel tempo, causando danni irreversibili allo sviluppo del cervello, dei reni e del sistema nervoso, come da <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/lead-poisoning\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354717\" target=\"_blank\">Clinica Mayo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Andando avanti, la ricerca sull&#039;uso di cannabis e sui contaminanti della cannabis, in particolare i metalli, dovrebbe essere condotta per affrontare le preoccupazioni sulla salute pubblica legate al crescente numero di consumatori di cannabis&quot;, ha detto Sanchez a News-Medical.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/higher-levels-metal-seen-blood-urine-marijuana-users-study-470734\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/higher-levels-of-metal-seen-in-blood-and-urine-of-marijuana-users-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Recenti ricerche hanno rivelato che i consumatori di marijuana presentano livelli elevati di piombo e cadmio nel sangue e nelle urine, suscitando preoccupazioni riguardo ai potenziali rischi associati all\u2019esposizione a questi metalli potenzialmente dannosi.<\/p>\n<p>La ricerca condotta presso la Mailman School of Public Health della Columbia University \u00e8 una delle prime a documentare la presenza di biomarcatori metallici negli individui che usano marijuana ed \u00e8 probabilmente la ricerca pi\u00f9 ampia condotta finora che collega il consumo di marijuana auto-riferito con le misurazioni effettive di esposizione ai metalli all\u2019interno del corpo, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20230830\/Study-detects-significant-levels-of-metals-in-the-blood-and-urine-among-marijuana-users.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Notizie mediche<\/a> segnalato.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati dello studio mostrano un notevole contrasto nei livelli di metalli tra i consumatori di marijuana e i non consumatori. &quot;Rispetto ai non consumatori, i consumatori di marijuana avevano livelli pi\u00f9 alti di piombo di 27% nel sangue e livelli pi\u00f9 alti di 21% nelle urine&quot;, l&#039;autore principale dello studio Tiffany Sanchez, professore di scienze della salute ambientale presso la Mailman School of Public Health della Columbia University. a New York City, raccontato <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/30\/health\/marijuana-heavy-metals-wellness\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cnn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I livelli di cadmio erano notevolmente pi\u00f9 alti nel sangue dei consumatori di marijuana, circa 22% pi\u00f9 alti di quelli che se ne tengono alla larga, ha detto Sanchez. \u00c8 stato segnalato che i consumatori di marijuana avevano livelli di cadmio nelle urine 18% pi\u00f9 alti rispetto agli astemi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sia il cadmio che il piombo rimangono nel tuo corpo per un periodo piuttosto lungo&quot;, ha detto Sanchez. \u201cIl cadmio viene assorbito nel sistema renale e viene filtrato attraverso il rene. Quindi, quando guardi il cadmio urinario, questo riflette il carico corporeo totale, quanto ne hai assorbito in un lungo periodo di esposizione cronica.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio ha analizzato i dati del National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) nel periodo 2005-2018, concentrandosi su 7.254 partecipanti. Hanno classificato gli utenti in gruppi come non-marijuana\/non-tabacco, marijuana esclusiva, tabacco esclusivo e doppi consumatori. I campioni di sangue e urina sono stati quindi analizzati per i metalli. Inoltre, i ricercatori hanno definito l\u2019uso di marijuana e tabacco utilizzando variabili come il fumo attuale, i livelli sierici di cotinina, l\u2019uso di marijuana auto-riferito e l\u2019uso recente.<\/p>\n<p>L&#039;uso esclusivo del tabacco significa che qualcuno usava solo tabacco e non fumava nient&#039;altro. Per verificare se qualcuno fosse un consumatore esclusivo di tabacco, hanno chiesto ai partecipanti se fumavano sigarette o misuravano una sostanza chiamata cotinina nel loro corpo. Se il livello di cotinina era superiore a 10, significava che stavano usando tabacco.<\/p>\n<p>Secondo il rapporto, il cadmio \u00e8 legato a malattie renali e cancro ai polmoni nelle persone e ad anomalie fetali negli animali <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atsdr.cdc.gov\/csem\/cadmium\/Safety-Standards.html#:~:text=The%20EPA%20reference%20dose%20for,%2Fkg%2Fday%20for%20water.\" target=\"_blank\">APE<\/a>, che ha fissato limiti specifici per il cadmio. Per quanto riguarda il piombo, pu\u00f2 accumularsi nel tempo, causando danni irreversibili allo sviluppo del cervello, dei reni e del sistema nervoso, come da <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/lead-poisoning\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354717\" target=\"_blank\">Clinica Mayo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Andando avanti, la ricerca sull&#039;uso di cannabis e sui contaminanti della cannabis, in particolare i metalli, dovrebbe essere condotta per affrontare le preoccupazioni sulla salute pubblica legate al crescente numero di consumatori di cannabis&quot;, ha detto Sanchez a News-Medical.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/higher-levels-of-metal-seen-in-blood-and-urine-of-marijuana-users-study.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Higher Levels Of Metal Seen In Blood And Urine Of Marijuana Users: Study - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/studio-sui-livelli-piu-elevati-di-metallo-osservati-nel-sangue-e-nelle-urine-dei-consumatori-di-marijuana\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Higher Levels Of Metal Seen In Blood And Urine Of Marijuana Users: Study - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recent research has unveiled that marijuana users exhibit elevated levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine, prompting concerns regarding the potential risks associated with exposure to these potentially harmful metals.Research conducted at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is one of the earliest ones to document the presence of metal biomarkers in individuals who use marijuana and is likely the most extensive research conducted so far that connects self-reported marijuana consumption with actual measurements of metal exposure within the body, News Medical reported.The study&#039;s findings show a notable contrast in metal levels between marijuana users and non-users. &quot;Compared to non-users, marijuana users had 27% higher levels of lead in their blood, and 21% higher levels in their urine,&quot; study lead author Tiffany Sanchez, who is a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, told CNN.Cadmium levels were notably higher in the blood of marijuana users, about 22% higher than those who steer clear of it, Sanchez said. The marijuana users were reported to have 18% higher levels of cadmium in their urine than the abstainers.&quot;Both cadmium and lead stay in your body for quite a long time,&quot; Sanchez said. &quot;Cadmium is absorbed in the renal system and is filtered out to through the kidney. So, when you&#039;re looking at urinary cadmium, that&#039;s a reflection of total body burden, how much you have taken in over a long period of chronic exposure.&quot;The study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2005-2018, focusing on 7,254 participants. They categorized users into groups such as non-marijuana\/non-tobacco, exclusive marijuana, exclusive tobacco and dual users. Blood and urine samples were then tested for metals. Moreover, the researchers defined marijuana and tobacco use using variables like current smoking, serum cotinine levels, self-reported marijuana use and recent use.Exclusive tobacco use means someone only used tobacco and didn&#039;t smoke anything else. To check if someone was an exclusive tobacco user, they asked participants if they smoked cigarettes or measured a substance called cotinine in their body. If the cotinine level was higher than 10, it meant they were using tobacco.Cadmium is tied to kidney disease and lung cancer in people and fetal abnormalities in animals, according to the EPA, which has set specific limits for cadmium. 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The marijuana users were reported to have 18% higher levels of cadmium in their urine than the abstainers.\"Both cadmium and lead stay in your body for quite a long time,\" Sanchez said. \"Cadmium is absorbed in the renal system and is filtered out to through the kidney. So, when you're looking at urinary cadmium, that's a reflection of total body burden, how much you have taken in over a long period of chronic exposure.\"The study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2005-2018, focusing on 7,254 participants. They categorized users into groups such as non-marijuana\/non-tobacco, exclusive marijuana, exclusive tobacco and dual users. Blood and urine samples were then tested for metals. Moreover, the researchers defined marijuana and tobacco use using variables like current smoking, serum cotinine levels, self-reported marijuana use and recent use.Exclusive tobacco use means someone only used tobacco and didn't smoke anything else. To check if someone was an exclusive tobacco user, they asked participants if they smoked cigarettes or measured a substance called cotinine in their body. If the cotinine level was higher than 10, it meant they were using tobacco.Cadmium is tied to kidney disease and lung cancer in people and fetal abnormalities in animals, according to the EPA, which has set specific limits for cadmium. 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