Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Gestational Weight Gain: A Prospective Cohort Study

Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Gestational Weight Gain: A Prospective Cohort Study

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been implicated in the development of obesity in non-pregnant adults. However, few studies have explored the association of POPs with gestational weight gain (GWG), an important predictor of future risk of obesity in both the mother and offspring. We estimat...

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Main Authors: Lindsay M. Jaacks, Dana Boyd Barr, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Jagteshwar Grewal, Cuilin Zhang, Germaine M. Buck Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
persistent organic pollutants
organochlorine pesticides
pregnancy
obesity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/9/905

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