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Endocrine disrupters as obesogens [PDF]
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2009 The recent dramatic rise in obesity rates is an alarming global health trend that consumes an ever increasing portion of health care budgets in Western countries. The root cause of obesity is thought to be a prolonged positive energy balance. Hence, the major focus of preventative programs for obesity has been to target overeating and inadequate ...
Felix, Grün, Bruce, Blumberg
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Epigenetic Mechanisms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Obesity
Biomedicines, 2021 The incidence of obesity has dramatically increased over the last decades. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the possible association between the pandemics of obesity and some endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), termed “obesogens”.
Immacolata Cristina Nettore +4 more
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Minireview: The Case for Obesogens [PDF]
Molecular Endocrinology, 2009 AbstractObesity and obesity-related disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, are epidemic in Western countries, particularly the United States. The conventional wisdom holds that obesity is primarily the result of a positive energy balance, i.e. too many calories in and too few calories burned.
Felix, Grün, Bruce, Blumberg
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Biomedicines, 2021 The functions of anorexigenic neurons secreting proopiomelanocortin (POMC)/alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) of the melanocortin system in the hypothalamus in vertebrates are energy homeostasis, food intake, and body weight regulation. However,
Yang-Wen Hsieh +5 more
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Environmental Obesogens: What You Need to Know [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Pharmacy ResearchBackground and Objective: Obesity has evolved into a present-day pandemic, impacting individuals of all ages globally. Various factors have been implicated in the worldwide increase of obesity and diseases related to it, examined from numerous viewpoints.
Malak JABAQJI +3 more
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A Review of Human Exposure to Microplastics and Insights Into Microplastics as Obesogens
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 The ubiquitous exposure of humans to microplastics (MPs) through inhalation of particles in air and ingestion in dust, water, and diet is well established.
Kurunthachalam Kannan +1 more
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Analysis of paternal smoke exposure and childhood obesity
Medicine Science, 2021 Studies reported that parental smoking exposure may be a risk factor for childhood obesity. Present study analyzed that relationship between paternal smoking exposure and children's body mass index.
Gulsen Goney, Nurhan Halisdemir
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Investigation of maternal smoke exposure and childhood obesity: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Recent studies suggest that smoking exposure in pregnancy period might be a risk agent for childhood overweight and obesity. We examined associations between maternal smoking in pregnancy period and children’s weight and the possible ...
Gülşen Göney, Cengiz Gazeloğlu
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From a toxin to an obesogen: a review of potential obesogenic roles of acrylamide with a mechanistic approach. [PDF]
Nutr Rev, 2023 Abstract Obesity and obesity-related disorders such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver have become a global health problem. It is well known that the primary cause of obesity is positive energy balance. In addition, obesity is the consequence of complex gene and environment interactions that result in excess calorie intake being
Buyukdere Y, Akyol A.
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Levels of Bisphenol A and its analogs in nails, saliva, and urine of children: a case control study
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 IntroductionA growing number of studies link the increase in overweight/obesity worldwide to exposure to certain environmental chemical pollutants that display obesogenic activity (obesogens).
Yolanda Gálvez-Ontiveros +20 more
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