Phthalate esters (PAEs) have attracted much attention because of their ubiquity and toxicity.
However, previous studies mainly focused on the occurrence of PAEs controlled by the …

Purpose Ultra-processed food (UPF), as defined by the NOVA classification, is related to
lower diet quality, which may adversely affect maternal health and neonatal outcomes. This …

The “chemical obesogen” hypothesis conjectures that synthetic, environmental
contaminants are contributing to the global epidemic of obesity. In fact, intentional food …

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the termination of pregnancies, usually before 20 weeks
of gestation, and is defined as the loss of two or more pregnancies. In Taiwan, after 2011 di …

Numerous studies suggested that phthalates might be associated with increased risk of
spontaneous pregnancy loss. However, these results were conflicting and inconclusive …

Background: There is growing interest in evidence-based interventions, programs, and
policies to mitigate exposures to bisphenols and phthalates and in using implementation …

Phthalates are suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals that impair male reproductive
function in animal and epidemiological studies. We investigated associations between …

Phthalates are a class of compounds that have found widespread use in industrial
applications, in particular in the polymer, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. While …

Due to the increasing presence of plastic and plastic associated contaminants in the aquatic
environments, the monitoring of this contamination in fish products and the understanding of …

The accumulation of organic pollutants in vegetables is a major global food safety issue. The
concentrations of pollutants in vegetables usually differ across different tissues because of …