To estimate dietary exposure to heterocyclic amines (HAs) in the Portuguese population, three methods of attributing HAs occurrence data to consumed food items were compared. Participants are part of the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (n = 5005, 3-84y). Food consumption was collected through two non-consecutive 24 h dietary recalls or food diaries. HAs occurrence was extracted from the li...
Portugal has high fish/seafood consumption, which may have both risks and benefits. This study aims to quantify the net health impact of hypothetical scenarios of fish/seafood consumption in the Portuguese population using a risk-benefit assessment methodology. Consumption data from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2015-2016 (n=5811) was used to estimate the mean exposure to methylmercu...