Lead exposure through eating wild game
People generally reject the idea of injecting toxic substances into food, except when it involves hunting wild game. Perhaps surprising to nonhunters, up to 95% of hunters use lead projectiles,1 despite nonlead projectiles offering a suitable alternative (Figure).2 The use of nonlead projectiles eliminates lead exposure experienced through eating wild game. Hunters are not averse to using lead-free projectiles: when hunters were given free copper projectiles, 77% used these nontoxic projectiles.3 Physicians are in a unique position to explain the risks of lead exposure to hunting patients and their families and also explain the option of using nonlead projectiles.
The American Journal of Medicine
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