Heavy metal exposures and constipation among United States adults
Huanhuan Lin, Shijian Wang · 2026
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Huanhuan Lin and Shijian Wang link blood metal levels to constipation in United States adults, in a study from 2026. Stuck bowels are a common woe that saps daily life. Metals such as lead can harm the gut, but proof at the scale of a whole land was thin.
The team used a national health survey from 2005 to 2010, with more than eleven thousand adults. Blood lead, mercury, and cadmium were set next to bowel marks in weighed math models. To their surprise, higher lead and mercury each tracked with lower odds of stuck bowels, in a smooth dose form. Cadmium showed no such tie in the part of the head that was shown. Group checks held the form. The team calls for care in the read, since one span in time cannot prove cause.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Huanhuan Lin, Shijian Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |