Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and pregnancies in obese mothers have
increased risk for complications including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders …

Objective To evaluate the evidence on the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for
improving pregnancy rates and reducing distress for couples in treatment with assisted …

The incidence and/or prevalence of health problems associated with endocrine‐disruption
have increased. Many chemicals have endocrine‐disrupting properties, including bisphenol …

Understanding the occurrence of disease in a population is important because it allows both
quantifying and qualifying the burden of disease. Gaining such an understanding allows for …

The purposes of this review are to (1) evaluate human and experimental evidence for
adverse effects on reproduction and development in humans, produced by exposure to …

Phthalates are synthetic compounds widely used as plasticisers, solvents and additives in
many consumer products. Several animal studies have shown that some phthalates possess …

BACKGROUND A number of studies have investigated the relationship between
psychological factors such as stress and distress (measured as anxiety and depression) and …

Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a state of chronic hyperglycemia, is a major cause of serious micro
and macrovascular diseases, affecting, therefore, nearly every system in the body. Growing …

In invertebrates, reproductive output and lifespan are profoundly impacted by dietary
macronutrient balance, with these traits achieving their maxima on different diet …

Contamination of foodstuffs by environmental pollutants (eg dioxins, metals) receives much
attention. Until recently, food packaging as a source of xenobiotics, especially those with …