Developmental origins of metabolic diseases

DJ Hoffman, TL Powell, ES Barrett… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Almost 2 billion adults in the world are overweight, and more than half of them are classified
as obese, while nearly one-third of children globally experience poor growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine-disrupting compounds: An overview on their occurrence in the aquatic environment and human exposure

C Pironti, M Ricciardi, A Proto, PM Bianco, L Montano… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) as emerging contaminants have accumulated in
the aquatic environment at concentration levels that have been determined to be significant …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism disrupting chemicals and metabolic disorders

JJ Heindel, B Blumberg, M Cave, R Machtinger… - Reproductive …, 2017 - Elsevier
The recent epidemics of metabolic diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), liver lipid
disorders and metabolic syndrome have largely been attributed to genetic background and …

Microplastic exposure and effects in aquatic organisms: a physiological perspective

S Franzellitti, L Canesi, M Auguste… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of microplastics (MPs) on aquatic life, given their ubiquitous presence in the
water compartment, represents a growing concern. Consistently, scientific knowledge is …

Environmental obesogens: mechanisms and controversies

JJ Heindel, B Blumberg - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Obesity is a worldwide pandemic in adults as well as children and adds greatly to health
care costs through its association with type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine disruptors and obesity

PD Darbre - Current obesity reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to summarise current evidence
that some environmental chemicals may be able to interfere in the endocrine regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Current knowledge on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from animal biology to humans, from pregnancy to adulthood: highlights from a national Italian …

ME Street, S Angelini, S Bernasconi, E Burgio… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wildlife has often presented and suggested the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals
(EDCs). Animal studies have given us an important opportunity to understand the …

Endocrine disruptors and obesity

JJ Heindel, R Newbold, TT Schug - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2015 - nature.com
The increasing incidence of obesity is a serious global public health challenge. Although the
obesity epidemic is largely fueled by poor nutrition and lack of exercise, certain chemicals …

[HTML][HTML] Causes of obesity: a review

B Masood, M Moorthy - Clinical Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Obesity research is advancing swiftly, but the increase in obesity prevalence is faster. Over
the past three decades, researchers have found that biopsychosocial factors determine …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to low-dose perfluorooctanoic acid promotes hepatic steatosis and disrupts the hepatic transcriptome in mice

B Attema, AWF Janssen, D Rijkers… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals with demonstrated
endocrine-disrupting properties. Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been linked …