Detox and binders
Is modified citrus pectin an effective heavy metal binder?
An uncontrolled 6-day pilot reported higher 24-hour urinary arsenic, cadmium, and lead after modified citrus pectin. Arsenic rose 130 percent on day 1 and cadmium 150 percent on day 6. The lead increase was 560 percent with p<0.08, which is above a conventional 0.05 cutoff. The sample size was not stated in the abstract, so it is not given here. There is no control group and no clinical outcome.
Study
Eliaz and colleagues (2006), PMID 16835878, doi:10.1002/ptr.1953. The lead author was affiliated with a clinic, and the abstract names a product. PubMed.
Sources
Heavy Metal Index
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What's safe to buy
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