Cross-sectional studycited by the Tayebat archiveabstract only checked A-CHK-16 standard review

Poultry intake and arsenic in US urine

Poultry Consumption and Arsenic Exposure in the U.S. Population.

Overview

Nigra AE et al.. Environ Health Perspect 2017 · PMID 27735790 · DOI 10.1289/EHP351

Heavy poultry eaters had about 12% higher urine arsenic.

Does the study support the specific claim? Yes · Methodological quality: moderate

Study explained simply

What did the researchers want to find out?: Is poultry intake associated with urinary arsenic in the US population?
How was the study done?: Cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2003-2010 (24-h recall and urine arsenic)
How many people, animals or samples were studied?: 3,329 participants; US participants >=6 years with undetectable arsenobetaine
What was actually found?: Highest quartile: total arsenic GMR 1.12 (1.04-1.22), DMA 1.13 (1.06-1.20). Turkey fall/winter: 1.17 (0.99-1.39), p-trend 0.02.
How large was the observed effect?: Geometric mean ratios
What do the results mean in everyday life?: A historical US exposure route.
What are the study's limitations?: Single 24-h recall; Cross-sectional
What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?: Supports.
Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?: Low.
What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?: Cannot show disease.

Authors: Nigra AE, Nachman KE, Love DC, Grau-Perez M, Navas-Acien A
Journal: Environ Health Perspect
Year: 2017
Identifier: PMID 27735790 DOI 10.1289/EHP351 · PMC5332189
Verification: verified – PubMed E-utilities efetch, 2026-10-25
Retracted: no
Corrections: none
Extent checked: abstract only
Conflicts of interest and funding: Authors declare no competing interests; NIEHS

Is poultry intake associated with urinary arsenic in the US population?

Study design: Cross-sectional study – Cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2003-2010 (24-h recall and urine arsenic)
Population: US participants >=6 years with undetectable arsenobetaine
Country: USA
Period: 2003-2010
Sample size: 3,329 participants
Inclusion and exclusion criteria: Urine arsenic available; arsenobetaine undetectable

Results: Highest quartile: total arsenic GMR 1.12 (1.04-1.22), DMA 1.13 (1.06-1.20). Turkey fall/winter: 1.17 (0.99-1.39), p-trend 0.02.
Absolute risks: not applicable
Authors' conclusion: Strong suggestive evidence that historical arsenical drug use contributed to exposure.

Small (12-13%) differences.

Withdrawal of arsenicals.

Low.

Supports historical claim.

Multidimensional assessment
Multidimensional assessment
Authenticity of the source	verified
Methodological quality	moderate
Risk of bias	some concerns
Precision of results	moderate
Directness	direct
Reproducibility	partly replicated
Consistency with the overall evidence	consistent
Regional transferability	low
Adequacy of the interpretation (by the archive)	essentially correct but incomplete

Post-withdrawal levels.

Note: according to the archive, the studies were compiled by the archive operators. Whether Dr. Elawady himself cited this study is not established.

What the archive says about the study: Listed in bibliography; narrative: NHANES 2017 linked poultry intake to measurably higher urinary arsenic.
A. What was actually studied?: Poultry and urine arsenic.
B. What did the authors find?: 12% higher total arsenic.
C. What conclusions do the authors themselves draw?: Historical arsenical use contributed.
D. What does the archive derive from it?: Supports arsenic narrative.
E. Is this derivation scientifically justified?: Essentially correct; effect size small and historical.
Adequacy of the interpretation (by the archive): essentially correct but incomplete