Teixeira, DianaPestana, DiogoSantos, CristinaCorreia-Sá, LuísaMarques, CláudiaNorberto, SóniaMeireles, ManuelaFaria, AnaSilva, RicardoFaria, GilSá, CarlaFreitas, PaulaTaveira-Gomes, AntónioDomingues, ValentinaDelerue-Matos, CristinaCalhau, ConceiçãoMonteiro, Rosário2021-04-202021-04-202015http://hdl.handle.net/10400.24/1649Some chemicals used in consumer products or manufacturing (eg, plastics, pesticides) have estrogenic activities; these xenoestrogens (XEs) may affect immune responses and have recently emerged as a new risk factors for obesity and cardiovascular disease. However, the extent and impact on health of chronic exposure of the general population to XEs are still unknown.engAdipose TissueAdultAldrinBariatric SurgeryCytokinesEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleHexachlorocyclohexaneHumansMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPostmenopausePremenopauseTrichloroethanesYoung Adultjournal article10.1210/jc.2014-4136