Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …

The purpose of this study was to review the epidemiological and experimental evidence
linking background exposure to a selection of environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (…

Lind L, Lind PM (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden). Can persistent organic pollutants
and plastic‐associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease? (Review). J Intern Med 2012…

OBJECTIVE Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), lipophilic chemicals that accumulate mainly
in adipose tissue, have recently been linked to type 2 diabetes. However, evidence from …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Bisphenol A (BPA) levels have previously been
associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Since CHD is an atherosclerotic disease, we …

OBJECTIVE Phthalates are ubiquitous industrial high-volume chemicals known as ligands to
peroxisome proliferator–activated receptors (PPARs). Because PPAR-γ agonists modulate …

Studies have pointed out associations between various chemicals with estrogenic activity
and cardiovascular disease. Being ubiquitous, the plastic additive substances bisphenol A (…

OBJECTIVES: In animal experiments, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have induced
visceral obesity. To address this possibility in humans, we evaluated associations between …

… We have recently reported an association between circulating levels of the estrogen-receptor
ligand bisphenol A and atherosclerosis in the present study population (Lind and Lind 2011…

Background Phthalates, commonly used to soften plastic goods, are known PPAR-agonists
affecting lipid metabolism and adipocytes in the experimental setting. We evaluated if …