Exposure to heavy metals modifies optimal gestational weight gain: A large nationally representative cohort of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Exposure to heavy metals modifies optimal gestational weight gain: A large nationally representative cohort of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Clinical guidelines including those set by the US Institute of Medicine, have based optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) on maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), but have not considered the role of environmental toxicants such as heavy metals that can disrupt these processes. This study des...

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Main Authors: Chau-Ren Jung, Shoji F. Nakayama, Tomohiko Isobe, Miyuki Iwai-Shimada, Yayoi Kobayashi, Yukiko Nishihama, Takehiro Michikawa, Makiko Sekiyama, Yu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Nitta, Shin Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Endocrine disruptors
Heavy metals
Maternal and infant outcome
Optimal gestational weight gain
Pre-pregnancy body mass index
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322315

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