Early-life chemical exposures and risk of metabolic syndrome

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 101-109

  De Long, Nicole E ^a   Holloway, Alison C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Heavy metals; Obesity; Pesticides; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACRYLAMIDE; CADMIUM; CHLORPYRIFOS; DRINKING WATER; FLAME RETARDANT; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; GLYPHOSATE; HEAVY METAL; IMIDACLOPRID; LEAD; MERCURY; PESTICIDE;

ADIPOGENESIS; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANCY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIPID HOMEOSTASIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEPHROTOXICITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85016163070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S95296     Document Type: Review

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