怀孕早期的血中含有和多基基物质 (PFAS) 和母亲中年肥胖症

Jordan A Burdeau1, Briana J K Stephenson2, Jorge E Chavarro1,3

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

概括

在怀孕期间暴露于某些per-和多基基物质 (PFAS) 可能会影响长期的母体脂肪. 特定的PFAS显示了与中年体重和身体脂肪的不同关联.

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