It is interesting that you bring up the report from Wisconsin. The
two children I wrote about lived in Sheboygan WI until 2004, the
second worst city in the state for lead poisoning.

WI is under federal order by the Center for Disease Control and
Health and Human Services, with a plan for 2002-2010, to erradicate
the lead paint in homes.

Unfortunately, for those children who have been effected by lead
paint, there is not assistance once they have moved out of WI. Texas
knows very little about lead paint because we knock buildings down
and rebuild them every few years.

We recently learned that Galveston, Texas has lead based paint in
homes where primarily poor people live. Hopefully, this will bring
some awareness of the problems associated with lead to the other
cities in Texas but Texas is a huge state and communication is not
one of the better aspects of living in this state.

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/resources.htm

This was a fairly good link on effects of lead clean up in the USA.

Joanna

--- In LeadedKids@yahoogroups.com, <egroup@...> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> A caller advised me this morning about this excellent chapter on
lead and nutrition from the website of the Wisconsin Department of
Health and Family Services at
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/lead/doc/Chap11Nutrition.pdf Interestingly,
I do not recall ever reading before that "Foods Rich In Zinc, Vitamin
E, Thiamin . . .Reduce the Toxic Effects of Lead". I mean, I've read
separately about both zinc and Vitamin E being recommended for lead
poisoned people but have not read about thiamin or the three
nutrients together being recommended. Have other people read this
before? Does anyone specifically follow this dietary advice and if
so, have you found it helps? Here's an extract from the chapter:
>
> Figure 11.1
>
> Foods that Reduce Lead Absorption are those rich in . . .
>
> Calcium: milk, cheese, yogurt, kale, collards, turnip greens,
canned salmon. sardines with
>
> bones
>
> Iron: lean meats and poultry, seafood, cereals and breads fortified
with iron, peanut butter,
>
> nuts, dried beans & peas, raisins, prunes, prune juice, greens such
as broccoli and spinach
>
> Vitamin C: tomatoes, oranges and grapefruits and juices, juices
fortified with vitamin C,
>
> strawberries, kiwi, green peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, potatoes
>
> Offer more of these!
>
> Other nutrients can help the body to reduce the toxic effects of
lead that is absorbed.
>
> Zinc, thiamin, and vitamin E all play this role. Families may be
unfamiliar with foods
>
> that contain these nutrients.
>
> Figure 11.2
>
> Foods Rich In Zinc, Vitamin E, Thiamin . . .Reduce the Toxic
Effects of Lead
>
> Zinc Vitamin E Thiamin
>
> Lean red meats Vegetable oils Whole grain foods
>
> Eggs Wheat germ Organ meats
>
> Fish & seafood Nuts Lean pork
>
> Milk & cheese Legumes
>
> Offer more of these!
>
> [END OF EXTRACT]
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Elizabeth O'Brien,
> Manager, Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) run by The
LEAD Group Inc.
> PO Box 161 Summer Hill NSW 2130 Australia
> Ph +61 2 9716 0132 Freecall 1800 626086
> www.lead.org.au
>