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Came across this study and thought I would pass it on as some here might be considering detoxing.
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether blood mercury concentrations associated with the presence of dry eyesymptoms in a nationally representative Korean population.
RESULTS:
Self-reported dry eye symptoms were present in 13.0% of the cohort. Participants with dry eye symptoms were significantly more likely to have blood mercury levels exceeding the median than those without dry eye symptoms (45.7% vs 51.7%, p=0.021). Logistic regression analysis showed that, after adjusting for age, gender, education, total household income, smoking status, heavy alcohol use, sleep time, perceived stress status, total cholesterol levels and atopy history, dry eye symptoms were significantly associated with blood mercury levels that exceeded the median (reference: lower mercury group; OR, 1.324; 95% CI 1.059 to 1.655; p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:
High blood mercury levels were associated with dry eye symptoms in a nationally representative Korean population.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27121705
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether blood mercury concentrations associated with the presence of dry eyesymptoms in a nationally representative Korean population.
RESULTS:
Self-reported dry eye symptoms were present in 13.0% of the cohort. Participants with dry eye symptoms were significantly more likely to have blood mercury levels exceeding the median than those without dry eye symptoms (45.7% vs 51.7%, p=0.021). Logistic regression analysis showed that, after adjusting for age, gender, education, total household income, smoking status, heavy alcohol use, sleep time, perceived stress status, total cholesterol levels and atopy history, dry eye symptoms were significantly associated with blood mercury levels that exceeded the median (reference: lower mercury group; OR, 1.324; 95% CI 1.059 to 1.655; p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:
High blood mercury levels were associated with dry eye symptoms in a nationally representative Korean population.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27121705
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