Title The interplay between environmental chemical exposures and obesity : proceedings of a workshop / Robert Pool, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 157 pages)) : color illustrations Contents Introduction -- Framing the problem -- Developmental view of the role of chemical exposures and obesity -- Biological pathways and environmental influences -- Other possible contributors to obesity -- Research needs -- Obesity policy solutions discussed at the workshop -- A. Workshop agenda -- B. Speaker biographical sketches Summary "In March 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore the role that chemical exposures may play in the development of obesity. The obesity epidemic that has gripped the United States and much of the developed world for the past several decades has proved remarkably resistant to the various approaches tried by clinicians and public health officials to fight it. This raises the possibility that, in addition to the continued exploration of consumer understanding and behavior, new approaches that go beyond the standard focus on energy intake and expenditure may also be needed to combat the multifactorial problem of obesity. The speakers at the workshop discussed evidence from both studies with animal models and human epidemiological studies that exposure to environmental chemicals is linked both to weight gain and to glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and other aspects of the metabolic syndrome. In addition to conventional environmental chemical exposures, this workshop also included one panel to discuss the potential role of other exposures, including sugar, artificial sweeteners, and antibiotics, in aiding or causing obesity. The participants also examined possible biological pathways and mechanisms underlying the potential linkages. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 28, 2016) Subject Obesity -- Effect of environment on Obesity -- Epidemiology Obesity -- Etiology Environmental toxicology. Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity Obesity -- chemically induced Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects Obesity -- epidemiology Ecotoxicology BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Environmental toxicology Obesity -- Epidemiology Obesity -- Etiology SUBJECT United States -- epidemiology Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, sponsoring body. Interplay between Environmental Chemical Exposures and Obesity (Workshop) (2015 : Research Triangle Park , N.C.) ISBN 9780309389259 0309389259

Other Titles Environmental chemical exposures and obesity

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