Exposure to phthalates, a major food safety concern, has been implicated in various chronic
human disorders. As dietary exposure serves as a primary exposure route for phthalate …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportion worldwide and in all ages. Available evidence
points to a multifactorial pathogenesis involving gene predisposition and environmental …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of flame retardants used in plastics,
textiles, polyurethane foam, and other materials. They contain two halogenated aromatic …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly prevalent with the improvement
of people's living standards in recent years, especially in urban areas. The emerging …

Alarming statistics show that the number of people affected by excessive weight has
surpassed 2 billion, representing approximately 30% of the world's population. The aim of …

Objective This study aimed to describe dietary intake and important dietary sources to
pollutants as well as to identify maternal socio-economic and lifestyle factors associated with …

In recent years, the application of graphene materials to the adsorption of pesticides has
attracted great research interests. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent toxic, organic chemicals that tend to
accumulate in the food chain. This study reports the rapid and selective extraction and …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are one of the most used halogenated flame
retardants worldwide, and exert neurotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, endocrine interference …

The human gastrointestinal tract hosts a complex and dynamic community of
microorganisms known as the gut microbiota, which play a pivotal role in numerous …