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Prenatal Exposure to Multiple Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Childhood BMI Trajectories in the INMA Cohort Study.

Parisa MontazeriNuria Güil-OumraitSandra MarquezLourdes CirugedaAndrea BeneitoMònica GuxensAitana LertxundiMaria-Jose Lopez-EspinosaLoreto Santa-MarinaJordi SunyerMaribel CasasMartine Vrijheid
Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)
This study provides evidence that prenatal EDC exposure, particularly persistent EDCs, may lead to BMI trajectories in childhood characterized by accelerated BMI gain. Given that accelerated growth is linked to a higher disease risk in later life, continued research is important. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11103.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • pregnant women
  • weight gain
  • depressive symptoms
  • childhood cancer
  • young adults