Inflammatory and Cardiometabolic Risk on Obesity: Role of Environmental Xenoestrogens
Author(s) -
Diana Teixeira,
Diogo Pestana,
Cristina Santos,
Luísa CorreiaSá,
Cláudia Marques,
Sónia Norberto,
Manuela Meireles,
Ana Faria,
Ricardo Silva,
Gil Faria,
Carla Sá,
Paula Freitas,
António TaveiraGomes,
Valentina F. Domingues,
Cristina DelerueMatos,
Conceição Calhau,
Rosário Monteiro
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-4136
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , endocrinology , population , adipose tissue , anthropometry , lipid profile , physiology , diabetes mellitus , environmental health
Some chemicals used in consumer products or manufacturing (eg, plastics, pesticides) have estrogenic activities; these xenoestrogens (XEs) may affect immune responses and have recently emerged as a new risk factors for obesity and cardiovascular disease. However, the extent and impact on health of chronic exposure of the general population to XEs are still unknown.
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