Lead
Sources
Conditions associated with a deficiency
Conditions associated with toxicity
- Cigarette smoke
- Exposure in occupational settings
- Food cans soldered with lead
- Found naturally in the environment - rock, soil, air, water, plants
- Hair dyes
- Household dust
- Lead-based paint
- Lead water pipes
- Pesticide residues
- Water contaminated with lead from industrial waste
Conditions associated with a deficiency
- N/A
Conditions associated with toxicity
- Arthritis
- Abnormal brain function
- Arteriosclerosis
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Anaemia
- Colic
- Cardiovascular dysfunction
- Dyslexia
- Depression
- Encephalopathy
- Epilepsy
- Gout
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Liver dysfunction
- Mental health conditions
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Parkinson's disease
- Tooth decay
- Vertigo