Fate and Complex Pathogenic Effects of Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Obese Subjects before and after Drastic Weight Loss

Ji Kim, Min; Marchand, Philippe; Hénégar, Corneliu; Antignac, Jean‐Philippe; Alili, Rohia; Poitou, Christine; Bouillot, Jean‐Luc; Basdevant, Arnaud; Le Bizec, Bruno; Barouki, Robert; Clément, Karine

doi:10.1289/ehp.1002848

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Fate and Complex Pathogenic Effects of Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Obese Subjects before and after Drastic Weight Loss

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Dec 15, 2010

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Min Ji Kim

Philippe Marchand

Corneliu Hénégar

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In humans, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are stored primarily in adipose tissue. Their total body burden and their contribution to obesity-associated diseases remain unclear. OBJECTIVES: We characterized POP total body burden and their redistribution in obese individuals before an...

Subject

Adipose tissue

Polychlorinated biphenyl

Weight loss

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