Effect of bariatric surgery in the body burden of persistent and non-persistent pollutants: longitudinal study in a cohort of morbidly obese patients
B. Vanessa Díaz-González,
Álvaro Ramos-Luzardo,
Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionObesity is a pathological state that involves the dysregulation of different metabolic pathways and adipose tissue cells, constituting a risk factor for the development of other diseases. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment. The study of the behavior of pollutants in situations of extreme weight loss can provide biomonitoring information and tools to manage diseases of environmental etiology.AimTo determine the prevalence of serum persistent and non-persistent pollutants in obese pati… Show more
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