Multiple studies have shown an association between environmental exposure to hazardous
chemicals including toxic metals and obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. At the …

Increased exposure to environmental heavy metals and metalloids and their associated
toxicities has become a major threat to human health. Hence, the association of these …

Background: Diabetes affects an estimated 346 million persons globally, and total deaths
from diabetes are projected to increase> 50% in the next decade. Understanding the role of …

Context High chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water has been related to
diabetes development, but the effect of exposure to low to moderate levels of inorganic …

Background: Environmental exposure to arsenic has been linked to hypertension in persons
living in arsenic-endemic areas. Objective: We summarized published epidemiologic studies …

Background Exposure to multiple metals is recognized as a common and real scenario in
daily life. However, limited prospective studies have assessed associations between …

As many individuals worlwide are exposed to arsenic, it is necessary to unravel the role of
arsenic in the risk of obesity and diabetes. Therefore, the present study reviewed the effects …

Exposure to metals may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS);
however, evidence from midlife women who are at greater risk of cardiometabolic disease is …

Background Exposure to arsenic (As) concentrations in drinking water> 150 μg/L has been
associated with risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but little is known about the …

Obesity represents an important public health concern because it substantially increases the
risk of multiple chronic diseases and thereby contributing to a decline in both quality of life …