Authors
Cláudia Ribeiro, Vânia Mendes, Bárbara Peleteiro, Inês Delgado, Joana Araújo, Martine Aggerbeck, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Denis Sarigiannis, Elisabete Ramos
Publication date
2019/12/1
Journal
Environmental research
Volume
179
Pages
108780
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
Background
Exposure to environmental chemicals has become one of the major concerns in the past decades. Phthalates are a family of synthetic organic chemicals used in the manufacture of plastics, solvents, and personal care products. These compounds are considered as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) since they may interfere with the endocrine system and disrupt its physiologic function.
Aim
The purpose of this work is to synthesize results from published literature on the association between the exposure to phthalates and adiposity in adults and children.
Methods
We searched PubMed from inception up to 01 August 2019, to retrieve original papers reporting data on the association between EDCs and adiposity, using the following search expression: ((“Endocrine disruptor” OR Endocrine disruptor[mh] OR phthalate) AND (Obesity OR Overweight OR BMI OR “Body fat” OR Adipose tissue[mh] OR …
Scholar articles
Association between the exposure to phthalates and adiposity: A meta-analysis in children and adults
C Ribeiro, V Mendes, B Peleteiro, I Delgado, J Araújo… - Environmental research, 2019