A European multicentre case-control study investigating the sources of Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women corroborated this evidence, reporting that in Lausanne 14% of infections were attributed to consumption of inadequately processed milk or milk products, whereas the population attributable fraction was up to 5% [ 33].
In 2007, >400 cases of S. Tennessee infection were attributed to consumption of peanut butter.
The high ANC urinary output in Nan'ao was attributed to consumption of a diet containing relatively large concentrations of ANC.
Another 29 reported illnesses and 5 hospitalizations were attributed to consumption of pasteurized or unspecified milk, cheese, or ice cream.
Incidences of esophageal cancer have been attributed to consumption of tannin-rich foods such as herbal teas, suggesting that tannins might be carcinogenic.
Increased Hg was measured in both control and exposed neonates and was attributed to consumption of NIH-07 diet containing trace levels of Hg.
However, a much greater increase in neonatal Hg accumulation occurred after weaning and was attributed to consumption of a diet containing trace levels of methylmercury.
Hepatotoxicity in this case was attributed to consumption of Spirulina, on the basis of temporal relationships between liver function abnormality and recovery with consumption and withdrawal of Spirulina, although possible interaction effects with the medications would have been worth considering.
Rather than being attributed to consumption, the mechanism for this dominant effect is likely to be due to the constant resuspension of sediment [ 42, 62] during grazing and bioturbation (Additional file 1, Figure S8), leading to inhibition of photosynthesis by MPB, and also the prevention of MPB biofilm formation on the sediment surface [ 63].
Even with these limitations, the opportunity to define the magnitude of the risk of developing cancer associated with tobacco use and the fraction of cancers that can be attributed to its consumption by a large Brazilian national study allowed, for the first time in the country, to give a comprehensive overview of this association.
