Agrochemicals and obesity.
Mol Cell Endocrinol
; 515: 110926, 2020 09 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32619583
ABSTRACT
Obesity has become a very large concern worldwide, reaching pandemic proportions over the past several decades. Lifestyle factors, such as excess caloric intake and decreased physical activity, together with genetic predispositions, are well-known factors related to obesity. There is accumulating evidence suggesting that exposure to some environmental chemicals during critical windows of development may contribute to the rapid increase in the incidence of obesity. Agrochemicals are a class of chemicals extensively used in agriculture, which have been widely detected in human. There is now considerable evidence linking human exposure to agrochemicals with obesity. This review summarizes human epidemiological evidence and experimental animal studies supporting the association between agrochemical exposure and obesity and outlines possible mechanistic underpinnings for this link.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Agrochemicals
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Obesity
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Cell Endocrinol
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos