In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers

In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers

Background: Parabens are used as antimicrobial preservatives in personal care products. Few studies have dealt with adverse health outcomes, transplacental transfer, and obesogenic effects of prenatal exposure to parabens. We examined the association between placental paraben levels and cord blood m...

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Main Authors: Brigitte Reimann, Karen Vrijens, Harry A. Roels, Congrong Wang, Charlotte Cosemans, Ilse Van Overmeire, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
ENVIRONAGE
Placental paraben
BMI z-scores
Obesogenic effect
pre-pregnancy BMI
Gamma-glutamyltransferase
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021004700

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