Background Phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) are endocrine disrupting chemicals used in
consumer products, building materials, and food processing and packaging materials. They …

Background Phthalates are a group of environmental endocrine disruptors and have been
ubiquitously applied in industrial field. Few studies had investigated how dietary intake was …

Phthalates have been used as plasticizers in numerous consumer applications and
therefore, their metabolites have been detected in human urine worldwide. Despite …

Background Higher exposure to certain phthalates is associated with a diabetes and insulin
resistance, with sex differences seen. Yet, little is known about the association between …

Introduction. Studies have proved that exposure of adults to phthalates might be related to
cardiometabolic risk factors and changes in markers of oxidative stress. Such studies …

Phthalates are chemicals widely used in plastic-based consumer products, and human
exposure is universal. They are classified as endocrine disruptors, and specific phthalate …

OBJECTIVE: To examine prospectively associations between urinary phthalate metabolite
concentrations and body size measures in children. METHODS: Urinary concentrations of …

Phthalate metabolites are detectable within the majority of the population. Evidence
suggests that a prenatal exposure to phthalates may be associated with the subsequent …

Background: Phthalates have antiandrogenic effects and may disrupt lipid and carbohydrate
metabolism. Racial/ethnic subpopulations have been documented to have varying urinary …

Phthalate exposure has been reported to be associated with obesity (measured by body
mass index [BMI]) and central obesity (measured by waist circumference [WC]). Yet, reported …