S Fleury

G Rivière

B Allès

E Kesse-Guyot

C Méjean

S Hercberg

M Touvier

Nawel Bemrah
email: nawel.bemrah@anses.fr

Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population

Keywords: chemical exposure, nutritional intake, vegetarian population, health risk assessment

The NutriNet Santé study collected, on a voluntary basis, the dietary consumption of French vegetarian populations (N=1766, including 188 vegan individuals) from 18 to 81 years (18 to 77 years for the vegan). Taking advantage of the availability of contamination data generated in the context of the second French total diet study, dietary exposures of French vegetarian populations to several contaminants were estimated. Results showed that exposures to persistent organic pollutants (PCBs, PCDD/Fs for instance) was dramatically lower than those of the general French population due to the non consumption of food of animal origins. On the other hand, exposures to phytoestrogens, some mycotoxins (T2 and HT2 toxins) and some trace elements (Cd, Al, Sn, Ni) were higher in the vegetarian population compared to those of the general population. Despite some limitations of this

Introduction

Since the 70's, the number of studies focusing on vegetarian diet dramatically increased (Scopus-Analyze search results). In early 70's, about 10 scientific publications per year were dealing with vegetarian diet, nowadays every year more than 300 scientific documents deal with this topic. However, it is very difficult to have a clear description of the dietary habits of vegetarian populations since most of the studies published were conducted in small and highly selected samples. Based on the review by Guillocheau (2013), the percentage of vegetarians in the population greatly varies depending on the countries. Whereas it is close to 2% in France, it reaches 8% in Germany and as high as 31% in India.

People choose vegetarianism for several reasons: preservation of natural resources, protection of animal welfare or possible health benefits (Fox et al. 2008). Vegetarianism led to a variety of dietary habits: with or without milk and dairy products, eggs and fish [START_REF] Leblanc | Nutritional intakes of vegetarian populations in France[END_REF]. The American Dietetic Association stated that well-planned vegetarian diets are healthy and nutritionally adequate and might be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of some illnesses. Kahleova et al. (2015) showed that type 2 diabetes is 1.6 to 2 times lower in vegetarians than in the general population.

However, vegetarian diet can also be deleterious to human health [START_REF] Mariotti | Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention[END_REF]. It has been reported that eliminating all animal products from the diet increases the risk of certain nutritional deficiencies. Micronutrients of special concern for vegans include vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, and long-chain n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids Educating the vegetarian population on nutrient supplements is important to reach the recommended daily intakes of each nutrient and prevent pathologies caused by nutritional deficiencies [START_REF] Mariotti | Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention[END_REF]. In some cases, iron and zinc status of vegans may also be of concern because of the limited bioavailability of these minerals in vegetable sources (Craig W.J. 2009).

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The NutriNet-Santé study (Hercberg et al. 2010) was launched in France in 2009 to investigate the relationships between nutrition and health, the role of various determinants (sociological, economic and cultural) of dietary patterns and nutritional status and also their interactions. The study targeted adult volunteers of 18 years of age or more. On the other hand, a total diet study was run in France [START_REF] Sirot | Dietary exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls of the French population: Results of the second French Total Diet Study[END_REF]) that provided information on concentrations of chemicals in food as well as associated dietary exposure for the general population. However, specific subpopulations were not included in this study as well as more sensitive or more exposed populations [START_REF] Akhandaf | Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A[END_REF].

Taking advantage of the consumption data previously published (Hercberg et al., 2010) and of the contamination data generated in the context of the second total diet study carried out in France, the present study aims to explore the exposure to different chemical contaminants (persistent organic pollutants, trace elements, mycotoxins phytoestrogens, acrylamide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and some minerals of the vegetarian population among a French population and was compared to that of the general French population.

Material and methods

Processing consumption data

The aim of the NutriNet-Santé web-based cohort (Hercberg et al. 2010) is to investigate the relationship between nutrition and health. It also enables to study the role of various determinants (sociological, economic and cultural) of dietary patterns and nutritional status, and their interactions.

The study targeted adult volunteers aged 18 years or more.

At inclusion, participants fulfilled a set of five questionnaires related to socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics (Vergnaud et al., 2011), anthropometrics (Lassale et al., 2013 ;[START_REF] Touvier | Comparison between web-based and paper versions of a self-administered anthropometric questionnaire[END_REF], dietary intakes (see below), physical activity (validated IPAQ questionnaire) [START_REF] Craig | International physical activity questionnaire: 12country reliability and validity[END_REF], and health status.

Dietary intakes were assessed by three non-consecutive validated web-based 24h-dietary records, randomly assigned over a 2-week period (2 weekdays and 1 weekend day) [START_REF] Lassale | Correlations between Fruit, Vegetables, Fish, Vitamins, and Fatty Acids Estimated by Web-Based Nonconsecutive Dietary Records and Respective Biomarkers of Nutritional Status[END_REF][START_REF] Lassale | Validation of a Web-based, self-administered, nonconsecutive-day dietary record tool against urinary biomarkers[END_REF]Touvier et al., 2011). Participants used a dedicated interface of the study website to declare all foods and beverages consumed during a 24h-period: three main meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) et al., 1996). Mean daily energy, alcohol and nutrient intakes were estimated using a published French food composition table (>3 300 items) [START_REF] Arnault | Table de composition des aliments, étude NutriNet-Santé[END_REF]. Amounts consumed from composite dishes were estimated using French recipes validated by food and nutrition professionals. Dietary underreporting was identified on the basis of the method proposed by [START_REF] Black | Critical evaluation of energy intake using the Goldberg cut-off for energy intake:basal metabolic rate. A practical guide to its calculation, use and limitations[END_REF].

Only individuals that self-declared to be vegetarian were considered in the present study. No definition of vegetarianism has been given to the participants. Consequently individuals were categorized based on the food consumption they declared during the NutriNet Santé study.

Diet categories

According to the consumption habits, three categories of diets were defined:

• the pesco-ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet (POLV) included the consumption of fish, seafood, eggs and milk,.

• the ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet (OLV) included the consumption of eggs and milk,

• the vegan diet (V) excluded the consumption or the use of any products from animal origin.

Contamination data

Contamination data generated in the context of the second French total diet study (TDS2) were used in the present study to estimate dietary exposures. A core food approach was chosen: (1) identification of the most commonly consumed foods by the population of interest (90 % of the French total diet) and the main contributors to energy and nutrient intakes;

(2) assessment of the mean intake of these foods;

(3) sampling of the selected foods, preparation as consumed and analysis; (4) assessment of exposure combining consumption and contamination data [START_REF] Sirot | Dietary exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls of the French population: Results of the second French Total Diet Study[END_REF]). The TDS2 selected 445 substances (trace elements and minerals, mycotoxins, contaminants…) of interest that were subsequently measured in 1 319 samples of the 212 food items most commonly consumed by the French population [START_REF] Sirot | Dietary exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls of the French population: Results of the second French Total Diet Study[END_REF]. Samples were collected between June 2007 and January 2009.

Each sample was taken in double to take seasonal variability into account. French total diet study. Consequently, some food items of the vegetarian consumption study were not present in the consumption study of the general French population. Unmatched categories had a high consumption rate (74.9%) for which the average consumption was 37.1 g/d compared to a total consumption around 2 600 g/d. The impact on the calculation was therefore considered as minimal, however a slight underestimation of some exposures could have occurred.

Statistical treatment and analyses

Censored data and hypothesis

Concentrations below the limit of detection (LOD) or the limit of quantification (LOQ) are referred to as censored data. Lower bound (LB) and upper bound (UB) hypotheses were considered. The LB assumption corresponds to a scenario in which non-detected values are estimated to be 0 and the values detected, but not quantified, are estimated to be equal to the LOD. The UB assumption corresponds to a scenario in which non-detected values are estimated to be equal to the LOD and the values detected but not quantified are estimated to be equal to the LOQ. The LB scenario represents the minimum possible value as it underestimates concentrations below the LOD and those below the LOQ; on the other hand, the UB scenario represents the maximum possible value as it overestimates concentrations below the LOD and those below the LOQ (WHO 1995).

Estimation of the dietary exposure and the nutrient intakes

Dietary exposures to contaminants or nutrient intakes were calculated with the SAS 9.

Risk characterization

The estimated exposures were compared to reference values in order to characterize the risk.

Tolerable daily intake (TDI), provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) or provisional Tolerable Monthly Intake (PTMI) were considered for substances with a threshold effect. Benchmark dose limits (BMDL) were also considered (including for some compounds known to show genotoxic activity -non threshold compounds). The (BMDL 01 ), (BMDL 5 ) or (BMDL 10 ) are equivalent to an increasing of respectively 1%, 5% or 10% of the effects selected to set the health based guidance value. These health-based guidance values (HBGV) have been established by scientific instances (French, European or International). In the present study, only dietary exposures were considered. Additional routes of exposure (dermal, inhalation) were not considered. The methodology of total diet studies does not allow either to evaluate intakes and exposure in particular situations like in the case of an accidental or local contamination of food. It does not enable to characterize the risk relying to the consumption of "organic food" or imported products [START_REF] Sirot | Dietary exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls of the French population: Results of the second French Total Diet Study[END_REF].

Results and discussion

Population characteristics and consumption habits

In June 2014, 1 766 individuals were registered as vegetarians in the NutriNet-Santé study. The majority of individuals were women (83%). Most of the volunteers were between 18 and 54 years of age for females and between 18 and 64 years of age for males (90% of the entire population). The mean age was 36.6 ± 12.9 (SD) years. The body mass index (BMI) ranged between 13. and employees (18.9%). The most represented vegetarian diet was the OLV diet (54.9% of the population). The POLV diet was the second most represented diet (34.4%) and the vegan was the less represented (10.7%) (Figure 2).

Twelve individuals did not indicate their bodyweight in the database and were excluded from the database and 1 754 individuals were finally included in the analysis.

Consumption

Consumption rate by food groups ranged from 0 (meat, poultry and game, offal and delicatessen meats) to 98.4% (for vegetables). Food groups that had the highest consumption rates were:

vegetables (excluding potatoes) (98.4%), drinking water (96.2%), condiments and sauces (95.3%), bread and dry bakery (93.5%) and fruits (92.8%). In the general French population [START_REF] Dubuisson | Trends in food and nutritional intakes of French adults from 1999 to 2007: results from the INCA surveys[END_REF], similar consumption rates were observed in the following food groups: vegetables, meat or cheese. Mean consumption quantities ranged from 0 to 649 g/d. Highest quantities consumed were water (649 g d -1

), hot beverages (346.9 g d -1

), vegetables (excluding potatoes) (240 g d -1

) and fruits (225 g/d). In the general French population, food groups that had the highest consumption mean values were similar to those in the present study. The consumption of vegetables and hot beverages in the vegetarian population was higher than that in the general French population (240 versus 139.3 g d -1 and 346.9 versus 129.5 g d -1

, respectively) whereas the consumption of alcoholic drinks was more consumed in the general population than that in the vegetarian population (154.8 versus 62.6 g d -1

, respectively) (Table 2).

Highest mean consumption quantities of slow-release carbohydrates were from bread and dried bread products. The mean consumption of these products (82.7 g d -1

) was lower than that reported for the general French population (115 g d -1

). This was also the case for potatoes. However, the percentages of consumers of cooked fruits and compotes, breakfast cereals, other cereals and chocolate were higher than those in the general French population. These food items were also more consumed by 2). Seafood and eggs were less consumed by vegetarians than by the general French population (about 1.5-2 times).

Nevertheless, vegetables and fruits were consumed in higher quantities and by a larger part of the vegetarian population in comparison to the general French population.

Dietary exposure and risk characterization

Trace elements and minerals

Arsenic (As)

The mean exposure to total As in the vegetarian population ranged from 0.56 µg.kg bw ) based on cancer effect. The margins of exposure (MOEs) were lower than that calculated in the context of the second total diet study performed in France (Arnich et al., 2010). Arsenic was already of health concern for the general population in France and consequently also is for the vegetarian population.

These exposures were higher than those previously reported by [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF] .d -1 for a 60 kg bw adult; [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF].

Cadmium (Cd)

The mean cadmium exposure for the vegetarian population was 1.12 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 for the LB hypothesis and 1.19 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 1.96 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (LB) and 2.03 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (UB). Main contributors were vegetables (excluding potatoes) (LB: 18.0%, UB: 17.4%), and bread and dried bread products (LB: 14.3%, UB:

13.8%). These exposure values were very close to those reported for the general French population.

However, the highest contributor was potatoes compared to vegetables in the present study. Exposure at the 95 th percentile for the vegetarian population was below the tolerable weekly intake established at 2.5 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 based on the nephrotoxic effects of cadmium [START_REF] Efsa | Cadmium in food[END_REF]. Some exceedances of this value were still observed for 1.25% of the population for LB hypothesis and 1.47% of the population for the UB hypothesis. French estimates for the vegetarian population were close to that estimated for the vegetarian in the United-Kingdom (1.75 µg.kg bw The mean aluminum exposure for the vegetarian population was estimated at 0.39 mg.kg bw -1

.week -1

for the LB hypothesis and 0.40 mg.kg bw -1

.week -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.74 mg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (LB) and 0.76 mg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (UB). Main aluminum contributors were hot beverages (LB: 25.7%, UB: 24.7%) and vegetables (excluding potatoes) (LB:

12.9%, UB: 12.9%). Exposure to aluminum of the vegetarian population was 1.5 times higher than that observed for the general French population. However, the exposure at the 95 th percentile in the present study was below the provisional weekly tolerable intake value offset at 1 mg.kg bw -1

.week -1

(EFSA, 2008a). [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF] calculated dietary exposures of aluminum in the same order of magnitude than those reported here.

Mercury (Hg)

The mean exposure of the vegetarian population from the present study to mercury was estimated at 0.02 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 for the LB hypothesis and 0.16 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.07 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (LB) and 0.28 µg.kg bw -1

.week -1 (UB). Main mercury contributors were fish (LB: 33.5%, UB: 20.1%), chocolate for the LB hypothesis (LB: 23.2%, UB: 2.7%) and fruits for the UB hypothesis (LB: 0.5 %, UB: 11.0 %). Only total mercury concentration data were available, and no hypothesis for speciation was considered to characterize the risk due to inorganic and organic mercury. However, the exposure of total mercury in the vegetarian population was in the same order of magnitude than those of the general population showing that dietary exposure to mercury is of concern for general population. Consequently, the risk due to mercury in food cannot be excluded for the vegetarian population. Mean exposure calculated for a vegetarian population in the United-Kingdom (0.15 µg.kg bw .d -1 [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF].

Nickel (Ni)

Mean exposure of vegetarians from the present study was estimated at 2.95 µg.kg bw .d -1 (LB) and 6.16 µg.kg bw -1

.d -1 (UB). Main nickel contributors were dried fruits, nuts and seeds (LB: 14.4%, UB: 12.7%) and fruits (LB: 10.3%, UB: 10.2%). Nickel exposures were between 1.2 and 1.6 times higher than those for the general French population. 60% of the population had nickel exposure exceeding the health based guidance value established by EFSA (Efsa, 2015) at 2.8 µg.kg bw -1

.d -1 . Consequently, with regard to nickel he risk cannot be excluded for the vegetarian population.

The results from [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF] in a vegetarian population in the United-Kingdom were in the same range as those of the presently reported values for the French population (3 µg.kg bw -1

.d -1 for a 60 kg bw adult).

Calcium (Ca)

Mean Ca intake of the vegetarian was estimated at 580 mg.d -1

. At the 95 th percentile, intake was 1 055 mg.d -1

. Main contributors to Ca intake were cheese (14.6%) and hot beverages (14.1%). These ) but 95 th percentile value was below the security limit.

Copper (Cu)

Mean Cu intake of the vegetarian population was estimated at 1.59 mg.d -1

. Intake at the 95 th percentile was 3.0 mg.d -1

. Main copper contributors were coffee (19.8%) dried fruits and oil seeds (10.0%).

These intakes were 20% to 25% lower than those for the general population (Kalonji et al., 2015).

Recommended dietary intakes being 1.5 and 2 mg.d -1 (Coudray 2001) these were adequate and below the security limit (5 mg.d -1

). The vegetarian population in the United-Kingdom had a mean copper intake of 1.4 mg.d -1 according to [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF].

Sodium (Na)

Mean Na intake of the vegetarian population was estimated at 1.7 g.d -1

. At the 95 th percentile, intake was 2.9 g.d -1

. Main sodium contributors were bread and dry baking (28.5%) and condiments and sauces (10.0%). Intakes in the present study were 40% lower than that for the general population and lower than recommendations (2.36 g.d -1 and 3.14 g.d -1

) (Kalonji et al. 2015). This difference might be due to the fact that vegetarian consume no processed meat which is one of the main contributors to the exposure of Na in the general population. . At the 95 th percentile, intake was 13.1 mg.d -1

. These intakes were close to those already reported for the general population (Kalonji et al. 2015).

Main iron contributors in the vegetarian population were coffee (19.8%) and dried fruits and oil seeds (10.0%).

Summary for trace elements and minerals

Considering the vegetarian population, the risk cannot be excluded for several TEM; this is the case for Cd, Al, Ni, Mg, Cu, Na and Fe. Studied vegetarian population was more exposed to cadmium and aluminum than the general French population. On the other hand, lower intakes have been calculated

for the vegetarian population than those for the general French population for Mg, Cu, Na and Fe. Mg and Fe intakes were below RDA values but copper and sodium intakes were close to those values. In the present study, percentage of individuals exceeding the respective recommended values for Cd, Al, Ni and Mg were higher than those of the general population (between 2.5 and 10 times higher). For As and Fe, the risk could not be excluded for both contaminants. The risk could be ruled out for the studied vegetarian population for Ca. However, Ca intakes were below RDA values.

Compared to the general population, it appeared that some exceedances of the health based guidance values were for the same substances except for Ca for which intakes were lower in vegetarian populations (no exceeding) and Ni for which the health based guidance value was dramatically decreased between the second total diet study published in 2009 and the present study.

Persistent organic pollutants

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Summary for POPs

All exposure results to persistent organic pollutants were below those of the general population. There was a factor of ten between vegan and non-vegan exposure values to furans, dioxins and dl-PCBs on the one hand and to ndl-PCBs on the other hand. This was due to the strong contribution of fish and mollusks to the exposures of these compounds that are not consumed by the vegan population. No exceedance has been identified in the vegan subpopulation whereas within the general population, these substances were considered as "of-concern".

Mycotoxins

Aflatoxins

For the lower bound hypothesis (LB), mean exposure and exposure at the 95 th percentile to the sum of the aflatoxins were 0 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1

. For the upper bound hypothesis (UB), mean exposure was 0.78 ng.kg bw -1

.d -1 and the 95 th percentile was 1.49 ng.kg bw -1

.d -1 . Main contributors to the exposure of aflatoxins were bread and dried bread products (25.3%) and rice and wheat products (14.3%). 100%

of the concentration data were below the limit of detection, these results are consequently only based on the UB hypothesis and have to be interpreted with caution.

Ochratoxin A (OTA) .d -1 (UB). Main contributors to the exposure to fumonisins were salty or sweet and savoury biscuits and bars (LB: 50.7%, UB: 13.9%), bread and dried bread products (LB: 20.7%, UB: 30.9%) and non-alcoholic flavoured drinks (LB: 12.3%, UB: 29.5%).

Summary for mycotoxins

For most of the mycotoxins included in the study, vegetarian population had exposures close to those previously reported for the general population except for T2/HT2 toxins for which mean exposures values were 1.2 (LB) to 2.5-fold (UB) higher than those in the general population. Percentage of the population exceeding the respective health based guidance values of DON and T2/HT2 toxins were in the same order of magnitude for both the vegetarian and the general populations. The risk could not be excluded for both substances. On the other hand, the risk could be excluded for the other studied mycotoxins.

Phytoestrogens

Main phytoestrogens belong to the classes of isoflavones, coumestans and lignans:

isoflavones include genistein and biochanin A, daidzein, formononetin and glycitein lignans include matairesinol and secoisolaricirecinol

coumestans primarily include coumestrol

Overall mean exposure to isoflavones, coumestrol and equol ranged from 0.199 mg.kg bw .d -1 (UB). Main contributors were food for particular uses (LB: 37.6%, UB: 32.0%), desserts and dairy-based desserts (LB: 24.9%, UB: 12.7%) and vegetables (excluding potatoes) (LB:

7.2%, UB: 22.4%).

With regards to phytoestrogens, exposures of the vegetarian population were far above those reported for the general population (10 to 300 times higher). Overall exposure was mainly due to isoflavone and to a smaller extent to coumestrol and equol. Consumption rate of "food for particular uses (energy drinks, meal substitutes, etc.) " was 50 % instead of 12 % in the general French population. The quantity of food consumed from that category was 6 times higher in the vegetarian population compared to that for the general French population. "Food for particular uses" category was the main contributor of phytoestrogens exposure in vegetarian population. [START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF] reported an average algycine daily intake of 10.5 mg.d -1 for a vegetarian population in the United-Kingdom.

Acrylamide

Mean exposure of the vegetarian population to acrylamide was estimated at 0.32 µg.kg bw .d -1 (onset of mammary tumours in rats)

The margins of exposure for BMDL 10 of 310 and 180 µg.kg bw -1

.d -1 were respectively 955 and 554 for average exposure and 302 and 175 for 95 th percentile (Table 9). The calculated margins of exposure were much lower than 10 000 and consequently, considering that acrylamide is genotoxic, the risk due to acrylamide dietary exposure could not be excluded. 15.1%, UB: 9.0%).

Margin of exposure for PAH4 was calculated using the BMDL 10 of 0.34 mg.kg bw -1 .d -1 (set by EFSA based on carcinogenicity (2008c), and was above 100 000 (table 10). Exposure of PAH11 was below the virtually safe dose set up by RIVM [START_REF] Baars | Re-evaluation of human-toxicological maximum permissible risk levels RIVM, Rijsinstituut voor volksgezondheid en milieu[END_REF]. Consequently, considering PAH4 and PAH11 and their respective health-based guidance values, dietary exposure to these compounds is not of concern for the studied vegetarian population.

Conclusion

Exposures to pesticides were not calculated in the present study. The reason being that available contamination data were generated not taking into account the organic or non-organic origins of the food items. Indeed, the vegetarian population of the Nutrinet-Santé study seemed to consume a large part of organic food [START_REF] Baudry | Contribution of Organic Food to the Diet in a Large Sample of French Adults (the NutriNet-Santé Cohort Study)[END_REF][START_REF] Baudry | Typology of eaters based on conventional and organic food consumption: results from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study[END_REF] that could be less contaminated than Nevertheless, the results presented in the present study allow to draw conclusions with regards to the exposure of the vegetarian populations to dietary contaminants.

For some contaminants considered in the present study, some differences of the exposure appeared between the vegetarian and the French general populations. Exposures to phytoestrogens, some mycotoxins (T2 and HT2 toxins) and some TEM (Cd, Al, Sn, Ni) were higher in the vegetarian population compared to those in the general population.

Among the vegetarian population, main contributor to phytoestrogens appeared to be "foods for particular nutritional uses". These products are consumed by a larger part of vegetarian population (50% instead of 12% within the general population) and in higher amount: six times more than the general French population. Concerning exposure to isoflavones, the risk could not be excluded.

Mycotoxins showed a high exposure to T2-HT2 toxin and patuline. One of the main contributors to T2 and HT2 toxins exposure was the "rice & wheat" food category. Food items in this category were consumed on average in quantities two times higher in the vegetarian population than in the general population. For vegetarians, exposure to patuline was mostly due to fruits, cooked fruits and compotes and non-alcoholic flavoured drinks. Consumption level of these contributors are higher in the vegetarian population. Higher exposure to tin, nickel, cadmium, as well as to aluminum was demonstrated in the vegetarian population compared to the general population. High consumption of fruits and vegetables (cooked, raw and dry) in the vegetarian population appeared to be the reason for this observation.

The vegetarian population studied in the present study was, however, less exposed than the general population to some contaminants. This was true for several persistent organic pollutants; PAHs;

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acrylamide; some mycotoxins (NIV, DON and aflatoxins) and some TEM (As, Ca Mg, Cu, Na, Fe).

Main contributors to the exposure of POP were "fish" and "crustaceans and mollusks". These categories were consumed by 30% of the vegetarian population compared to 80% in the French general population (Anses 2011). Among the vegan population, no exceedances of the respective health based guidance values were described. Bread and dried bread products were the main contributors to PAHs (HAP4 and HAP11), certain TEM (Mg, Na and Fe) and certain mycotoxins (DON and Niv) dietary exposures. Foods in this category were consumed by fewer vegetarians and in smaller amounts than that in the general population. This explained the differences of the exposure between the vegetarian and the general populations. Potatoes consumption had a much lower consumption rate on average in the vegetarian population compared to the non-vegetarian population which might explain the lower dietary exposure to acrylamide of the vegetarian population compared to the general population. The lower consumption of coffee, cheese, fish lowered Cu, Ca and As exposures. Lastly, exposure to some substances did not appear to be dramatically different between vegetarian and non-vegetarian populations. This is the case for Pb, Hg and some mycotoxins (fumonisins, OTA) that showed exposure similar to those previously reported for the general population.

In conclusion, despite some limitations due to the way the consumption data were gathered and to the fact that the contamination data generated in the context of the study not specifically focusing on the vegetarian populations, the present study highlights that the exposure pattern of the vegetarian population to contaminants is dramatically different than that reported for the general population.

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  Foodstuffs were then prepared as consumed, mixed and analyzed by accredited laboratories with validated methods. Each substance was measured in food known or supposed to contain it. Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07Contamination values used in the present study were those generated in the context of the second

  . (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07(or nutrient intake) of individual i, the number of foodstuff that has been consumed by individual i, C , the amount consumed of the food k (in g/day) by the individual i, L the level of contamination (or nutrient content) in the food k, BW the individual body weight (in kg) of the individual i.

  3 and 45.3 kg.m -². A majority of individuals had a BMI ranging from 18.5 to 25 (Figure 1). 69.0% of the population Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07with more than a half graduated a 2 nd or a 3 rd cycle. Socio-professional categories that were most represented in the studied population were intellectual functions (21.3%)

  bw adult) estimated in theClarke et al study (2003). Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07

  a 60 kg bw adult;[START_REF] Clarke | Levels of phytoestrogens, inorganic trace-elements, natural toxicants and nitrate in vegetarian duplicate diets[END_REF] was close to the exposure estimated in the present article. Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07both hypotheses. Main tin contributors were fruits (LB: 58.8%, UB: 58.7%) and cooked fruits and compotes (LB: 15.8%, UB: 15.8%). Exposure to tin in the present study was twice that observed for the general French population. Health based guidance value has been established for organic or inorganic tin whereas only total tin concentrations were available for the calculation of the vegetarian population; consequently, no comparison with toxicological values could be made. The estimated dietary exposure to tin in a vegetarian population in the United-Kingdom was 65 µg.kg bw -1

  Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07lower than those observed in the general population and were below the recommended values (900 mg.d -1 for adults and 1200 mg.d -1 for women older than 55 and men older than 65, Guéguen 2001). Magnesium (Mg) Mean Mg intake of the vegetarian population was estimated at 284 mg.d -1 and 453 mg.d -1 at the 95 th percentile. Main magnesium contributors were bread and dry baking products (LB & UB: 10.6%) and dried fruits, nuts and seeds (LB & UB: 10.0%). Intakes values from the NutriNet-Santé study and the previously reported values for the general French population are similar (Kalonji et al. 2015). Mean intake was slightly lower than the recommended dietary allowance (between 360 and 420 mg.d -1

  Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.048 M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 13 Iron (Fe) Mean Fe intake of the vegetarian population was estimated at 7.1 mg.d -1

  UB). At the 95 th percentile, exposure ranged from 0.799 mg.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) to Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07

  conventional food. For example, a first study among participants of the BioNutrinet-Santé study highlighted that vegetarian or vegan participants had a share of organic food of nearly 50%. The study Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07data used in the present article did not take into account this type of product, therefore the dietary exposure to chemicals reported in the present study could be overestimated. Further studies using complementary data about chemical composition of organic food could overcome this limitation. Consumption data collected for the present study were based on a voluntary basis through the internet. Individuals who completed the study should therefore have access to computer. This mode of data collection could have an impact on the representativeness of the studied population. On the one hand, the data collection is on a voluntary basis. So only volunteers interested by the questions related to health and nutrition answer to the questionnaires. On the other hand, because an internet connection is required, persons with no internet connection, and probably some elderly, are excluded.

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 12 Figure 1: Age distribution by gender (%) in the vegetarian population of the NutriNet-Santé study

  d -1 ) Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.048 M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07

  kg bw -1 .d -1 ) Isoflavones comprise genistein, biochanin A, daidzein, formononetion and glycitein Lignans comprise matairesinol and secoisolariciresinol Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07

  Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07

  As one of the main contributor to dioxins, furans and PCB exposure are fish, exposures of the vegan Health based guidance value for PBB was established by EFSA at 0.15 mg.kg bw -1 .d -1 (EFSA 2010a).PBDE have a chemical structure and a mechanism of action very similar to ndl-PCBs(Rivière et al.

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	Dioxins (PCDDs), furans (PCDFs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) Mean exposure to ndl-PCBs was estimated at 0.068 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for both hypotheses. At the 95 th Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR) mixed dishes (LB: 12.0%, UB: 11.2%). When adding BDE-209 to the sum of the 7 PBDEs, vegetarians
	percentile, exposure was 0.284 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 . Main ndl-PCBs contributors were oil (42.6 %) and had a mean exposure estimated at 0.25 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.27 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB). At the 95 th
	pizzas, quiches, savoury pastries and cakes (27.7%). Vegan mean exposure to PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs percentile, exposure was 0.90 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.093 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB). Main contributors to
	and non-vegan have been calculated separately. PCDD/F + dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs) exposures was 15 to 30 times lower than that of the general population. 2014). Consequently, the health based guidance value established for ndl-PCBs (10 ng.kg bw -1 .d , -1 the exposure of the 8-PBDEs were fish (LB: 42.4%, UB: 40.0%) and mixed dishes (LB: 11.2%, UB:
	were calculated using the toxicological equivalent factors (regulation (UE) n o 1259/2011) known as 10.5%). Vegetarians are less exposed than the general French population, mean exposure values are
	AFSSA 2006) was selected for the risk assessment of the sum of the 7 PBDE (BDE-28, -47, -99, -100,
	M A N U S C R I P T TEF WHO2005 . The selected health based guidance value was the monthly tolerable intake set by JECFA (2001), 70 pg TEQ WHO .kg bw -1 .month -1 , ie, 2.33 pg TEQ WHO .kg bw -1 .d -1 . With regard to non dioxin like PCBs (ndl-PCBs), the health based guidance value set by Afssa at 10 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 was selected (Sirot et al. 2012a). -1 .d -1 for the LB hypothesis and 0.44 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 1.46 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and M A N U S C R I P T Exposures of the non-vegan population Non-vegan population had a mean exposure to PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs of 0.429 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 for the LB hypothesis and 0.480 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 1.57 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 1.61 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 The mean exposure to ndl-PCBs was estimated at 1.08 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for both the lower and upper bound hypotheses. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 5.45 ng.kg bw -1 .d M A N U S C R I P T -153, -154, -183) and of the 8 PBDE (7 PBDE + BDE-209). Health based guidance value for HBCDD has been established to 3 000 ng.kg bw -1 d -1 . Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Mean vegetarian exposure to HBCDD was estimated at 0.04 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for LB hypothesis and 0.05 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.19 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.21 ng.kg bw -1 .d M nearly half those of the general population (Rivière et al., 2014). Considering the health based A N U S C R I P T guidance value set by Afssa (10 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1
	A C C E P T E D 1.56 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d exposure of 0.97 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 . At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 4.64 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 Exposures of the vegan population Mean vegan exposure to PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs was estimated at 0.053 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) A C C E P T E D Perfluoalkyl acids Mean vegetarians exposures to Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) was estimated at 0.031 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for LB hypothesis and 0.447 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for UB hypothesis. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) mean exposure was about 0.005 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for LB hypothesis and 0.429 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.177 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 1.020 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB) for PFOS and 0.016 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.0963 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB) for PFOA. Main contributors to PFOS and PFOA were fish (LB: 35.4%, UB: 34.6%) and cheese (LB: 14.2%, UB: 13.6%). Except for the exposure of PFOS at the 95 th percentile, vegetarian exposure to perfluoalkyl A C C E P T E D Polybromobiphenyls (PBB) Mean vegetarian exposure to PBB was estimated at 0.00 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for LB hypothesis and 0.01 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.01 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.02 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB). The margin of exposure calculated using the health based guidance value set by EFSA (0.15 mg.kg bw -1 .d -1 , table 8) (Efsa, 2010a) was between 10 6 and 10 8 . 7 Polybromodiphenyleethers and 8 Polybromodiphenyleethers (PBDEs) A C C E P T E D
	and 0.073 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB). Exposure at the 95 th percentile was 0.190 pg acids was lower than that described for the general French population (Rivière et al. 2014). Values at
	TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (LB) and 0.230 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 .d -1 (UB). Main PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs the 95 th percentile were far below health based guidance values (PFOS: 0.15 µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 and Mean exposure of the vegetarian population to the sum of the 7 following PBDEs: BDE-28, -47, -99, -
	PFOA: 1.5 µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 , EFSA, 2008b). 100, -153, -154 and -183 was estimated at 0.11 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for LB hypothesis and 0.12 ng.kg bw	-
	1 .d -1 for the UB hypothesis. At the 95 th percentile, exposure was 0.57 ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 for both
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For the NutriNet Santé study, vegetarian population, the mean exposure to PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs was estimated at 0.39 pg TEQ WHO2005 .kg bw -1 (UB). Main PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs contributors were fish (LB: 23.5%, UB: 21.9%) and cheese (LB: 17.2%, UB: 16.1%). In the case of ndl-PCBs, vegetarians had a mean . Main ndl-PCBs contributors were fish (47.3%) and mixed dishes (11.7%). Vegetarian exposures to ndl-PCBs and PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs were all below their respective health based guidance value. contributors were oil (LB: 48.6%, UB: 54.4%) and pizzas, quiches, savoury pastries and cakes (LB: 22.3%, UB: 16.4%). Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.048 (UB). Main PCDD/F + dl-PCBs contributors were fish (LB: 23.1%, UB: 21.6%) and cheese (LB: 18.0%, UB: 16.7%). -1 for both hypotheses. Main ndl-PCBs contributors were fish (47.8%) and mixed dishes (11.7%). Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.048 -1 (UB). Main HBCDD contributors were fish for LB hypothesis (32.7%) and oil for UB hypothesis (27.3%). Mean and 95 th percentile exposure values to HBCDD are half those of the general French population. Based on the BMDL 10 set at 3 000 ng.kg bw -1 d -1 set by EFSA based on the neurodevelopmental effects on behaviour, the margin of exposure was higher than 10 000. hypotheses. Main contributors to the exposure of the 7-PBDEs were fish (LB: 47.9%, UB: 45.2%) and Comment citer ce document : Fleury, S. (Co-premier auteur), Rivière, G. (Co-premier auteur), Allès, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Méjean, C., Hercberg, S., Touvier, M., Bemrah, N. (2017). Exposure to contaminants and nutritional intakes in a French vegetarian population. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 109 (part 1), 218-229. , DOI : 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.048

Table 1 : Mean and Standard deviation (SD) of age (years) and BMI (kg.m -²)

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		n	Min	Mean ± sd	Max
	Age (y)	1 766	18.0	36.6 ± 12,9	81.0
	BMI (kg/m²)	1 766	13.3	21.6 ± 3.7	45.3

Table 2 . Food consumption in the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian and in the general French populations 1 2 NutriNet-Santé study Vegetarian populations French general population (Dubuisson et al., 2010)

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	Food groups	n	Consumers rate	Mean	Std	95th perc.	Consumers rate	Mean
			(%)	(g.d -1 )	(g.d -1 )	(g.d -1 )	(%)	(g.d -1 )
	Bread and dried bread
		1 651	93.5	82.7	65.3	204	98.5	115
	products
	Breakfast cereals	654	37	13.2	24.4	66.7	16.8	4.9
	Pasta	997	56.5	39.7	51.4	144	77.4	37.8
	Rice and wheat products	1 116	63.2	40.2	51.6	133.3	64.4	24.7
	Other cerelas	353	20	5.1	17	33.3	2.7	0.5
	Croissant-like pastries	359	20.3	5.7	16.5	35	46.2	11.8
	Sweet and savoury biscuits
		952	53.9	13.6	23.8	60	57.1	9
	and bars
	Pastries and cakes	1 040	58.9	35.5	50.5	138.3	76.1	37.5
	Milk	958	54.2	80	121	333.3	50.1	85.7
	Ultra fresh dairy products	1 228	69.5	75	94.6	250	83	81.9
	Cheese	1 121	63.5	23.9	31.1	80	91.9	33.4
	Eggs and egg products	582	33	8.1	15.3	33.3	63.9	15.3

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	Food groups	n	Consumers rate	Mean		Std	95th perc.	Consumers rate	Mean
	Butter Oil Margarine Other fats Meat Poultry and game Offals Delicatessen meats	673 1 285 407 83 0 0 0 0	(%) 38.1 72.8 23 4.7 0 0 0 0		(g.d -1 ) 3.1 8.5 1.9 0.5 0 0 0 0	(g.d -1 ) 6.1 10.5 5.4 2.8 31.5 11.1 177.2 51.1 M A N U S C R I P T (g.d -1 ) 16 28.8 10.8 0 81.7 15 537.1 133.3	(%) 81.7 84.7 40.7 2.8 92 75.6 16 91.1	(g.d -1 ) 11 10.7 4.4 0.1 49.7 31.9 2.9 34.3
	Fish Crustaceans and molluscs Vegetables (excluding potatoes) Potatoes potato products Pulses Fruits	516 156 1 737 948 905 1 639	29.2 8.8 98.4 53.7 51.2 92.8	14.6 2.5 240.2 35.2 32.1 225.1 A C C E P T E D	49.1 242.5 34.7 21.3 16.8 18.8	133.3 612 77.3 50 41.7 50	79.3 33.5 98.9 90.6 29.7 87	26.5 4.5 139.3 58.3 9.7 144.4
	Dried fruits, nuts and seeds 1 184	67		19.8		475.5	1550	31.3	2.7
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	Edible ice Chocolate Sugar and sugar derivatives 1 309 337 1 025 Drinking water 1 699 Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks 1 424 Alcoholic drinks 740 Coffee 979	(%) 19.1 58 74.1 96.2 80.6 41.9 55.4		(g.d -1 ) 7.5 9.5 14.5 648.6 155.5 62.6 109.9	(g.d -1 ) 190.3 140.2 183.9 414.3 40.1 8.4 116.9 M A N U S C R I P T (g.d -1 ) 485 293.8 478 1133.3 113.3 2.1 333.3	(%) 32.5 48.2 85.3 95.7 71.8 71.2 80	(g.d -1 ) 8.7 5.7 20.6 788.6 139.8 154.8 253.2
	Hot beverages Pizzas, quiches, savoury pastries and cakes Sandwiches and snacks Soups and broths Mixed dishes Desserts and dairy-based	1 417 667 90 843 1 282	80.2 37.8 5.1 47.7 72.6	346.9 23.6 1.5 78.5 63.1 A C C E P T E D	71 67.4 37.2 19.4 64.5	200 166.7 100 56.5 67.5	59.6 51.7 36.9 52.4 84.7	129.5 23.2 16.5 86.1 69.1
		905	51.2		38		50.5	133.3	52.1	25.2
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	Compotes and cooked fruits 667	37.8		19.8	44.3	133.3	32.9	13.3
	Seasonings and sauces	1 683	95.3		18.2	19.5	57.8	93.2	19.4
	Food for particular uses	880	49.8	18 A N U S C R I P T 87.7 M	100	12.3	2.8
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Table 3 . Exposure to PCBs, dioxins and furans of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian populations and the general French population NutriNet-Santé study -Vegetarian population- General population (Sirot et al., 2010)

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				Mean	95 th percentile	Mean	95 th percentile
	Population	Contaminant	n
				LB	UB	LB	UB	MB	MB
		PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs
	Vegan	(pg TEQWHO2005.kg bw -1 d -	188	0.053	0.073 0.190 0.230
		1 )
		ndl-PCBs
			188	0.068	0.068 0.284 0.284
		(ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
		PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs
	Non Vegan	(pg TEQWHO2005.kg bw -1 d -	1561	0.429	0.480 1.567 1.611
		1 )
		ndl-PCBs
			1561	1.080	1.080 5.447 5.448
		(ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
		PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs
	All Vegetarian
		(pg TEQWHO2005.kg bw -1 d -	1749	0.39	0.44	1.46	1.56
	habits
		1 )
		ndl-PCBs
			1749	0.97	0.97	4.64	4.64
		(ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
		PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs
			1918				0.4	0.83
		(pg TEQWHO2005.kg bw -1 d -

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Table 4 . Exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population (ng.kg bw

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	-1 .d	-1 )
			Lower bound hypothesis		Upper bound hypothesis
		Mean	SD	95 th percentile	Mean	SD	95 th percentile
	PFOS
		0.03	0.12	0.18	0.45	0.30	1.02
	PFOA
		0.01	0.01	0.02	0.43	0.28	0.96

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Table 5 . Exposure to brominated flame retardants of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population (ng.kg bw

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	-1 .d	-1 )
			Lower bound hypothesis		Upper bound hypothesis
		Mean	SD	95 th percentile	Mean	SD	95 th percentile
	HBCDD	0.04	0.09	0.19	0.05	0.97	0.21
	PBB	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02
	7-PBDE	0.11	0.29	0.57	0.12	0.29	0.57
	7-PBDE + PBDE209	0.25	0.37	0.90	0.27	0.38	0.93

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Table 6 . Exposure to trace elements and minerals of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population Lower bound hypothesis Upper bound hypothesis

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	Mean	SD	95 th percentile	Mean	SD	95 th percentile.
	As
	0.56	0.81	2.08	0.82	0.64	2.17
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Pb
	0.18	0.08	0.33	0.09	0.23	0.4
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Cd
	1.12	0.06	1.96	0.07	1.19	2.03
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Al
	0.39	0.03	0.74	0.03	0.4	0.76
	(mg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Hg
	0.02	0.03	0.07	0.07	0.16	0.28
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Sn
	6.3	20.67	31.07	20.68	6.32	31.08
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Ni
	2.95	1.34	5.45	1.44	3.36	6.16
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Ca
	579.7	0	1054.7	0	580.5	1055.4
	(mg.d -1 )
	Mg
	284.4	0	453	0	284.5	453.1
	(mg.d -1 )
	Cu
	1.59	0.01	2.98	0.01	1.59	2.98
	(mg.d -1 )
	Na
	1.65	0.01	2.85	0.01	1.66	2.86
	(g.d -1 )
	Fe
	7.13	0.06	13.06	0.06	7.14	13.06
	(mg.

Table 7 . Exposure to mycotoxins of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population (ng.kg bw

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Table 8 . Exposure to phytoestrogens of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population Lower bound hypothesis Upper bound hypothesis Mean SD 95 th percentile Mean SD 95 th percentile

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	Isoflavones
	199.1	306.4	794.1	306.6	199.7	795
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Lignans
	2.64	3.79	9.38	3.71	3.24	10.1
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	Coumestrans
	123	398.3	775.2	559.5	594.5	1630.5
	(ng.

Table 9 . Exposure of the NutriNet-Santé study vegetarian population to acrylamide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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				Lower bound hypothesis	Upper bound hypothesis
								95 th
			Mean	SD	95 th percentile	Mean	SD
							percentile
	Acrylamide
			0.32	0.34	1.03	0.34	0.33	1.03
	(µg.kg bw -1 .d -1 )
	PAH	PAH4	1.02	0.80	2.26	0.83	1.14	2.39
	(ng.kg bw -1 .d -1 )	PAH11	0.22	0.18	0.55	0.26	0.44	0.89

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a These authors contributed equally to this work.

Highlights

• Dietary exposures of French vegetarian populations to several contaminants were estimated.

• Exposures to persistent organic pollutants (PCBs, PCDD/Fs for instance) was dramatically lower than those of the general French population due to the non consumption of food of animal origins.

• Exposures to phytoestrogens, some mycotoxins (T2 and HT2 toxins) and some trace elements (Cd, Al, Sn, Ni) were higher in the vegetarian population compared to those of the general population.