Childhood Obesity and Environmental Chemicals

Merrill, Michele A. La; Birnbaum, Linda S.

doi:10.1002/msj.20229

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“…Much research has been undertaken to study the link between any one individual factor and obesity. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] For example, metabolic risk factors such as diabetes have been shown to be linked to obesity, and there is growing research exploring the associations between chemical exposures and diabetes. 15,16 However, the inter-relationships between stressors are not well understood.…”

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Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Lichtveld

Thomas

Tulve

2017

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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Childhood obesity in the United States has doubled over the last three decades and currently affects 17% of children and adolescents. While much research has focused on individual behaviors impacting obesity, little research has emphasized the complex interactions of numerous chemical and non-chemical stressors found in a child's environment and how these interactions affect a child's health and well-being. The objectives of this systematic scoping review were to (1) identify potential chemical stressors in the context of non-chemical stressors that impact childhood obesity; and, (2) summarize our observations for chemical and non-chemical stressors in regards to child-specific environments within a community setting. A review was conducted to identify chemical and non-chemical stressors related to childhood obesity for the childhood life stages ranging from prenatal to adolescence. Stressors were identified and grouped into domains: individual behaviors, family/household behaviors, community stressors, and chemical exposures. Stressors were related to the child and the child's everyday environments and used to characterize child health and well-being. This review suggests that the interactions of chemical and non-chemical stressors are important for understanding a child's overall health and well-being. By considering these relationships, the exposure science research community can better design and implement strategies to reduce childhood obesity.

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confidence: 99%

Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Lichtveld

Thomas

Tulve

2017

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…However, most of the studies concerned with exposure to these POPs did not prove the association with the obesity of children, adolescents, or adults. Contrary results were reported only on the basis of one prospective study of among Belgian children that observed a positive correlation between PCBs in umbilical cord levels and body mass index values [72]. Weight-gain effect was also observed in rats [127].…”

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“…The results reported by [72] have evidenced that lead exposure may also influence the risk of obesity. Lead levels in the teeth of children in the United States were positively associated with their Body Mass Index (BMI).…”

Section: Heavy Metals: Neuroendocrine Disruptions and Obesitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Environmental Contaminants Responsible for ‘Globesity’?

Filipiak‐Florkiewicz¹,

Topolska²,

Florkiewicz³

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…As recently reviewed in detail [48], no consistent association has been found between foetal exposure to PCBs and obesity during childhood or early adult life [49][50][51][52][53], whilst a majority of the studies in which foetal exposure to DDE was measured reported positive relationships with later BMI or body weight [50][51][52][53][54]. It should be noted, however, that only one of these studies [50] evaluated obesity during a prolonged follow-up (20-50 years), so the full potential of these mother-child studies remainsunclearatpresent.…”

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Can persistent organic pollutants and plastic‐associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease?

Lind¹,

Lind

2012

Journal of Internal Medicine

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Abstract. Lind L, Lind PM (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden). Can persistent organic pollutants and plastic-associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease? (Review). J Intern Med 2012; 271: 537-553.During the last decade, associations between persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and pesticides, and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and overt CV disease (CVD) have been reported in humans. Recently, associations between plastic-associated chemicals (PACs), such as bisphenol A and phthalates, and CVD have also begun to emerge. Several approaches to evaluating such associations have been used: accidents with a high level of exposure, occupational exposure studies, geographical studies of subjects living near a contaminated area and traditional case-control or cohort studies with measurements of circulating levels of different environmental contaminants in the general population. Exposure to POPs has consistently been associated with diabetes using all the approaches described above, including prospective studies. The evidence regarding associations between exposure to POPs and other CV risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and lipids, is less strong and is mainly based on cross-sectional data. Associations between overt CVD and POPs have been reported using all the above approaches, but prospective data from population-based studies are still lacking to provide firm evidence of an important and independent role of POP exposure in the pathogenesis of CVD. Nevertheless, taken together, current evidence suggests that further longitudinal and experimental studies should be conducted to investigate the effect of exposure to both POPs and PACs, such as bisphenol A and phthalates.

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Childhood Obesity and Environmental Chemicals

Cited by 151 publications

References 190 publications

Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Are Environmental Contaminants Responsible for ‘Globesity’?

Can persistent organic pollutants and plastic‐associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease?

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