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] Oxidative stress in NAFLD: role of nutrients and food contaminants

C Rives, A Fougerat, S Ellero-Simatos, N Loiseau… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is often the hepatic expression of metabolic
syndrome and its comorbidities that comprise, among others, obesity and insulin-resistance …

A nationwide study of occurrence and exposure assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides and their metabolites in drinking water of China

G Mahai, Y Wan, W Xia, A Wang, L Shi, X Qian, Z He… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are the most extensively used insecticides worldwide,
threatening ecosystem and human health. However, nationwide studies of NNIs and their …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental obesogens and their impact on susceptibility to obesity: new mechanisms and chemicals

RJ Egusquiza, B Blumberg - Endocrinology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of obesity has reached an all-time high, and this increase is observed
worldwide. There is a growing need to understand all the factors that contribute to obesity to …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary risk of neonicotinoid insecticides through fruit and vegetable consumption in school-age children

Q Zhang, Z Lu, CH Chang, C Yu, X Wang, C Lu - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Although the systemic property of neonicotinoid (neonics) has become the most widely used
insecticide worldwide since late 1990s, the current literature offers limited information about …

Exposure assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides and their metabolites in Chinese women during pregnancy: A longitudinal study

G Mahai, Y Wan, W Xia, A Wang, X Qian, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are the most widely used insecticides globally and
ubiquitous in the environment, which has led to widespread human exposure. However …

Melatonin ameliorates imidacloprid-induced intestinal injury by negatively regulating the PGN/P38MAPK pathway in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Z Miao, Z Miao, M Liu, S Xu - Fish & shellfish immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid (IMI), one of the most frequently used neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture,
is resided in surface water worldwide and poses a threat to aquatic organisms. Melatonin …

Neonicotinoid insecticides in surface water from the central Yangtze River, China

G Mahai, Y Wan, W Xia, S Yang, Z He, S Xu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are extensively used insecticides worldwide, yet the data
on NNIs residues in the Yangtze River, China is scarce. Occurrence and distribution of six …

Neonicotinoids residues in cow milk and health risks to the Chinese general population

X Wei, Y Pan, Z Tang, Q Lin, Y Jiang, J Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of neonicotinoid insecticides (NEOs) has increased dramatically in the world
since being introduced in 1990s, yet the extent of human exposure and potential health risk …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …