Association of endocrine active environmental compounds with body mass index and weight loss following bariatric surgery.
Harshal DeshmukhLesa L AylwardMartin RoseAlwyn FernandesPeter SedmanNatalie J ThatcherStephen L AtkinThozhukat SathyapalanPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)
We show that selected polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs and structurally related polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were associated with BMI. Concentrations of these lipophilic compounds in subcutaneous fat increased following bariatric surgery.