Association between prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and obesity development at ages 5 and 7 y
- Authors:
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- Tang-Péronard, Jeanett L ;
- Heitmann, Berit L ;
- Andersen, Helle R ;
- Steuerwald, Ulrike ;
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Grandjean, Philippe
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Environmental Medicine, Department of Public Health, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, SDU - Weihe, Pál ;
- Jensen, Tina K
- Subtitle:
- a prospective cohort study of 656 children from the Faroe Islands
- DOI:
- 10.3945/ajcn.113.066720
- Abstract:
- Chemicals with endocrine-disrupting abilities may act as obesogens and interfere with the body's natural weight-control mechanisms, especially if exposure occurs during prenatal life.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014, Vol 99, Issue 1, p. 5-13
- Keywords:
- Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Denmark; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Maternal Exposure; Milk, Human; Obesity; Overweight; Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Prospective Studies; Waist Circumference; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Main Research Area:
- Medical science
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2013
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 256836001
