Mycotoxin Exposure and Nutritional Health in Lebanese Adolescents

A 2026 cross-sectional study of 442 Lebanese adolescents assessed exposure to eight mycotoxins and associations with stunting and thinness. Data were collected via food frequency questionnaires and 24-hour recalls, with contamination levels sourced from prior studies. The research was authored by Maha Hoteit and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risk from mycotoxin exposure based on calculated Margin of Exposure (MOE) values.
• Investigating associations between specific mycotoxins (AFB1, OTA, DON) and adolescent stunting.
• Analyzing links between mycotoxin exposure (DON, OTA, AFM1, AFB1) and adolescent thinness.
• Estimating additional liver cancer cases per 100,000 people per year based on AFB1 exposure levels.

Strengths

• Nationally representative sample of 442 Lebanese adolescents with a mean age of 14.56 years.
• Assesses exposure to eight specific mycotoxins: AFB1, AFM1, OTA, DON, T-2, HT-2, ZEA, and fumonisins.
• Reports specific prevalence rates for stunting (4.07%) and thinness (2.71%) within the cohort.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Contamination levels were sourced from previous studies rather than direct measurement of the cohort's food.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Maha Hoteit.

Collection Method

Nationally representative cross-sectional study using food frequency questionnaires and 24-hour recalls.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 04:28:08

Geography

Lebanon