Open AccessSynthetic Chemicals and Cardiometabolic Health Across the Life Course Among Vulnerable Populations: a Review of the Literature from 2018 to 2019
Author(s) -
Symielle A. Gaston,
Linda S. Birnbaum,
Chandra L. Jackson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current environmental health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2196-5412
DOI - 10.1007/s40572-020-00265-6
Subject(s) - environmental health , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , epidemiology , medicine , gestational diabetes , affect (linguistics) , life course approach , gerontology , population , pregnancy , biology , psychology , gestation , social psychology , communication , sociology , anthropology , genetics
Although vulnerable populations are disproportionately exposed to synthetic chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties, few recent reviews have summarized the impact of synthetic chemicals on cardiometabolic health among these groups.