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chlordecone and Obesity

chlordecone has been researched along with Obesity in 1 studies

Obesity: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Research Excerpts

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"Chlordecone is a persistent organochlorine insecticide with estrogenic properties that was used in the French West Indies (1973-1993) and is still present in the soil and the water and food consumed by the local population."1.72Prenatal and childhood exposure to chlordecone and adiposity of seven-year-old children in the Timoun mother-child cohort study in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). ( Cordier, S; Costet, N; Kadhel, P; Lafontaine, A; Michineau, L; Monfort, C; Multigner, L; Rouget, F; Thomé, JP, 2022)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Costet, N1
Lafontaine, A1
Rouget, F1
Michineau, L1
Monfort, C1
Thomé, JP1
Kadhel, P1
Multigner, L1
Cordier, S1

Other Studies

1 other study available for chlordecone and Obesity

ArticleYear
Prenatal and childhood exposure to chlordecone and adiposity of seven-year-old children in the Timoun mother-child cohort study in Guadeloupe (French West Indies).
    Environmental health : a global access science source, 2022, 04-19, Volume: 21, Issue:1

    Topics: Adiposity; Child; Chlordecone; Cohort Studies; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; Female; Guadeloupe

2022