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 …

Extensive experimental animal studies and epidemiological observations have shown that
environmental influences during early development affect the risk of later pathophysiological …

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 …

Thousands of organic micropollutants and their transformation products occur in water.
Although often present at low concentrations, individual compounds contribute to mixture …

Synthetic chemicals currently used in a variety of industrial and agricultural applications are
leading to widespread contamination of the environment. Even though the intended uses of …

Background: There has been increasing interest in the concept that exposures to
environmental chemicals may be contributing factors to the epidemics of diabetes and …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have become of concern for a variety f health
issues. Due to their effects on the endocrine system they have been thoroughly examined …

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 …

This chapter presents an overview of the current status of studies on the structural and
molecular biology of the retinoid X receptor subtypes α, β, and γ (RXRs, NR2B1–3), their …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial compound and a well known endocrine-disrupting
chemical with estrogenic activity. The widespread exposure of individuals to BPA is …