Prenatal Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, DDE, and DDT and Overweight in Children: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Background: Recent experimental evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may increase postnatal obesity risk and that these effects may be sex or diet dependent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valvi, Damaskini, Mendez, Michelle A., Martinez, David, Grimalt, Joan O., Torrent, Maties, Sunyer, Jordi, Vrijheid, Martine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295349/