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 …

A critical review on the formation, fate and degradation of the persistent organic pollutant hexachlorocyclohexane in water systems and waste streams

S Adithya, RS Jayaraman, A Krishnan, R Malolan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The environmental impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an increasingly
prominent topic in the scientific community. POPs are stable chemicals that are accumulated …

Persistent organic pollutants: The trade-off between potential risks and sustainable remediation methods

D Negrete-Bolagay, C Zamora-Ledezma… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have become a very serious issue for the
environment because of their toxicity, resistance to conventional degradation mechanisms …

Obesity and endocrine-disrupting chemicals

AA Amato, HB Wheeler, B Blumberg - Endocrine connections, 2021 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Obesity is now a worldwide pandemic. The usual explanation given for the prevalence of
obesity is that it results from consumption of a calorie dense diet coupled with physical …

The role of persistent organic pollutants in obesity: a review of laboratory and epidemiological studies

J Aaseth, D Javorac, AB Djordjevic, Z Bulat, AV Skalny… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are considered as potential obesogens that may affect
adipose tissue development and functioning, thus promoting obesity. However, various …

Grandmaternal perinatal serum DDT in relation to granddaughter early menarche and adult obesity: three generations in the child health and development studies …

PM Cirillo, MA La Merrill, NY Krigbaum… - … , Biomarkers & Prevention, 2021 - AACR
Abstract Background: Serum DDTs during or just after pregnancy were associated with
breast cancer in mothers (F0), and with breast cancer, mammographic density, and obesity …

Pesticides as endocrine disruptors: programming for obesity and diabetes

RA Miranda, BS Silva, EG de Moura, PC Lisboa - Endocrine, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Pesticides and insulin resistance-related metabolic diseases: Evidences and mechanisms

A Arab, S Mostafalou - Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of pesticides in the past century has lot helped humankind in improving crops' field
and general hygiene level. Nevertheless, there has been countless evidences on the toxic …

Chronic oral exposure to pesticides and their consequences on metabolic regulation: Role of the microbiota

N Djekkoun, JD Lalau, V Bach, F Depeint… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Pesticides have long been used in agriculture and household treatments. Pesticide residues
can be found in biological samples for both the agriculture workers through direct exposure …

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane for malaria and agricultural uses and its impacts on human health

BA Li, BM Li, Z Bao, Q Li, M Xing, B Li - Bulletin of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Pesticides are widely used in agriculture and disease control, and
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is one of the most used pesticides in human history …