Sometimes there are no symptoms at all. Your family, especially your children, should be tested for lead. It is the only way to detect lead poisoning. In the US, approximately 900,000 children ages 1-5 have a blood lead level exceeding the level of concern. Children who eat healthy foods are less likely to get lead poisoning.
Less lead is absorbed when children have food in their systems.
Fried and fatty foods allow the body to absorb lead faster. Lead-based paint is most often found around windows, in kitchens and in bathrooms. The inclusion of links from this site does not imply endorsement by the Department for Public Health. The Department makes no endorsement, express or implied, of any links to or from this site, nor is it responsible for the content or activities of any linked sites.