Environmental endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure: role in non-communicable diseases

M Kumar, DK Sarma, S Shubham, M Kumawat… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The exponential growth of pollutant discharges into the environment due to increasing
industrial and agricultural activities is a rising threat for human health and a biggest concern …

Obesity II: establishing causal links between chemical exposures and obesity

JJ Heindel, S Howard, K Agay-Shay, JP Arrebola… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity in adolescents. The Fit Futures study

M Averina, J Brox, S Huber, AS Furberg - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia has been increasing in
children and adolescents worldwide. Exposure to environmental pollutants may contribute to …

Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of human studies

N Stratakis, S Rock, MA La Merrill, M Saez… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals' effects in children: what we know and what we need to learn?

B Predieri, L Iughetti, S Bernasconi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thousands of natural or manufactured chemicals were defined as endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) because they can interfere with hormone activity and the endocrine …

PFAS exposure and overweight/obesity among children in a nationally representative sample

SD Geiger, P Yao, MG Vaughn, Z Qian - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of manmade chemicals
commonly used in consumer product manufacturing. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and …

Early-life exposure to per-and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances and growth, adiposity, and puberty in children: a systematic review

YJ Lee, HW Jung, HY Kim, YJ Choi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Per-or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of synthetic polyfluorinated compounds,
are widely used in consumer products. Ubiquitous exposures to PFAS, in consideration of …

Endocrine disruptor potential of short-and long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)—a synthesis of current knowledge with proposal of molecular mechanism

K Mokra - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endocrine disruptors are a group of chemical compounds that, even in low concentrations,
cause a hormonal imbalance in the body, contributing to the development of various harmful …

Leveraging systematic reviews to explore disease burden and costs of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposures in the United States

V Obsekov, LG Kahn, L Trasande - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Accelerating evidence confirms the contribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) to disease burden and disability across the lifespan. Given that policy makers raise …

Prenatal exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, umbilical cord blood DNA methylation, and cardio-metabolic indicators in newborns: the healthy start study

AP Starling, C Liu, G Shen, IV Yang… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent
chemicals widely detected in women of reproductive age. Prenatal PFAS exposure is …