Inverse associations between long-term weight change and serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 744-747

  Lim, J S ^a,b   Son, H K ^a,c   Park, S K ^a   Jacobs, D R ^d,e   Lee, D H ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); weight gain; weight loss

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HEPTACHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HEPTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; DIOXIN; NONACHLOR; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 169; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 180; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LINDANE; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK FACTORS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 79955808630     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.188     Document Type: Article

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