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In an era where exposure to commonly used pollutants present in our environment, in our homes and in our food, is virtually inevitable, ground-breaking research conducted by Professor Brice Appenz .
A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa Foundation" has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children's growth during their early years.
Prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals linked to childhood growth changes medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>A study in Spain has shed light on the influence that <a href="https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/los-disruptores-endocrinos-que-son-y-como-nos-afectan-">Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)</a> can have on children's growth during their early years. The <a href="https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11103">results</a>, published in <em>Environmental Health Perspectives</em>, show that prenatal exposure to some of these environmental chemicals and their mixtures is linked to <strong>accelerated Body Mass Index (BMI) gain from birth to nine years old</strong>.</p>