Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …

We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the associations between prenatal
exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and childhood obesity. We focused on …

Children today are conceived and live in a sea of wireless radiation that did not exist when
their parents were born. The launch of the digital age continues to transform the capacity to …

Ocean disposal of industrial waste from technical DDT [mainly 1, 1′-(2, 2, 2-trichloroethane-
1, 1-diyl) bis (4-chlorobenzene), or 4, 4′-DDT] manufacture occurred historically in the …

Purpose Exposure to pesticides has been associated with obesity and diabetes in humans
and experimental models mainly due to endocrine disruptor effects. First contact with …

Disposal of industrial and hazardous waste in the ocean was a pervasive global practice in
the 20th century. Uncertainty in the quantity, location, and contents of dumped materials …

Perhaps the most unexpected development in pediatric endocrinology in the past 50 years
has been the recognition of obesity as an endocrine/metabolic disorder rather than a life …

In recent years, the phenomenon of abnormal pubertal timing in children has become
increasingly common worldwide. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may be one of the risk …

Abstract On September 7 and 8, 2022, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptors
Strategies, an Environmental Health Sciences program, convened a scientific workshop of …

A growing body of evidence suggests that chemicals interfere with the age of onset of
menarche. We conducted a review in order to demonstrate the relationship between several …