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Association Between Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposure and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Adults: Results From the KoNEHS 2018–2020: A Cross‐Sectional Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 588-597, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major public health problem and the most common chronic liver disease today. In Korea, the prevalence and incidence of NAFLD are currently very high, causing a serious social burden. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been consistently implicated as a potential cause of NAFLD, but ...
Jisuk Yun, Young‐Sun Min
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Emerging Obesogens: Mechanisms, Epidemiological Evidence, and Regulatory Challenges

Physiologia
The pervasive presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and their persistent nature raise significant concerns regarding their impact on human health.
Niya Lewis, Abubakar Abdulkadir, Shila Kandel, Raphyel Rosby, Ekhtear Hossain   +4 more
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Grandmaternal perinatal serum polychlorinated biphenyls and prevalence of obesity in adult daughters and granddaughters

Obesity, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 1165-1175, June 2025.
Abstract Objective We investigated in utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) 138, PCB 153, and PCB 180 and obesity at reproductive age in a three‐generation human cohort, i.e., the Child Health and Development Studies. Methods We used logistic models to estimate associations of PCBs in grandmothers' (F0) archived perinatal serum with obesity ...
Barbara A. Cohn, Piera M. Cirillo, Michele A. La Merrill, Caitlin C. Murphy, Xin Hu, Nickilou Y. Krigbaum   +5 more
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Role of Obesogens in the Pathogenesis of Obesity

Medicina, 2019
Obesity is considered to be a 20th century pandemic, and its prevalence correlates with the increasing global pollution and the presence of chemical compounds in the environment. Excessive adiposity results from an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, but it is not merely an effect of overeating and lack of physical activity.
Urszula Shahnazaryan, Marta Wójcik, Tomasz Bednarczuk, Alina Kuryłowicz   +3 more
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Pollution, stress response, and obesity: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews, Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2025.
Summary Limited literature addresses the association between pollution, stress, and obesity, and knowledge synthesis on the associations between these three topics has yet to be made. Two reviewers independently conducted a systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science Core Collection databases to identify studies dealing with the effects of
Sandra El Kouche, Sarah Halvick, Chloe Morel, Radu‐Corneliu Duca, An van Nieuwenhuyse, Jonathan D. Turner, Nathalie Grova, David Meyre   +7 more
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Billy Bunter and the obesogenic environment [PDF]

BMJ, 2008
Cripes, said Bunter, what will the government do next? Mark Petticrew investigates. © 2008, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved.
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The vices and virtues of medical models of obesity

Obesity Reviews, Volume 25, Issue 12, December 2024.
Summary Despite numerous public health organizations supporting the pathologization of obesity and considering recent obesity rates a health crisis, many researchers in the humanities, social sciences, and even in the health sciences remain unconvinced.
Jonathan Sholl, Andreas De Block
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Association of Bisphenol A and Its Substitutes, Bisphenol F and Bisphenol S, with Obesity in United States Children and Adolescents [PDF]

Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2019
BackgroundBisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS) are increasingly used as substitutes for bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental obesogen. However, health effects of BPF and BPS remain unclear.
Buyun Liu, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Yangbo Sun, Guifeng Xu, Qi Sun, Linda G. Snetselaar, Robert B. Wallace, Wei Bao   +7 more
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Unveiling the microbial metabolites in ruminant milk for medicinal purposes

Food Frontiers, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 2467-2482, November 2024.
Milk from various mammals exhibits significantly distinct natures, encompassing a spectrum from cool and cold (categorized as Yin) to warm and hot (categorized as Yang). These natures are attributed to the diverse and abundant medicinal metabolites present in milk, which play a crucial role in regulating the human body's systems, encompassing anti ...
Qingan Jia, Tongling Yang, Fan Chang, Qinglin Zhang, Junrong Liang, Xia Liao, Huaiping Shi   +6 more
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Endocrine Aspects of Environmental “Obesogen” Pollutants [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016
Growing evidence suggests the causal link between the endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and the global obesity epidemics, in the context in the so-called “obesogenic environment”. Dietary intake of contaminated foods and water, especially in association with unhealthy eating pattern, and inhalation of airborne pollutants represent the major sources
Francesca Nappi, Luigi Barrea, Carolina Di Somma, Maria Savanelli, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Francesco Orio, Silvia Savastano   +6 more
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