The food industry is moving towards the use of natural sweeteners such as those produced by Stevia rebaudiana due to the number of health and safety concerns surrounding artificial sweeteners. Despite the fact that these sweeteners are natural; they cannot be assumed safe. Steviol glycosides have a steroidal structure and therefore may have the potential to act as an endocrine disruptor in the ...

Phthalates are ubiquitous pollutants that currently classified as endocrine disruptor chemicals causing serious health problems. As contaminants of food and beverages, they come into contact with the epithelium intestinal tract. In this work, a SPE-HPLC-PDA method for determination phthalates in water from plastic bottles was developed validated according to drug administration (FDA) guidelines...

The relevance of environmental triggers in Crohn's disease remains poorly explored, despite the well-known association between industrialization and onset/progression. We have aimed at evaluating influence endocrine disrupting chemicals CD patients. performed a prospective observational study on consecutive patients diagnosed CD. Serum levels disruptors, short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan cyto...

Pollutant chemicals that are widespread in the environment can affect endocrine function in laboratory experiments and in wildlife. Although human beings are commonly exposed to such pollutant chemicals, the exposures are generally low and clear effects on endocrine function from such exposures have been difficult to demonstrate. Human data including both exposure to the chemical agent and the ...

Endocrine disruptors are known to cause harmful effects to human through various exposure routes. These chemicals mainly appear to interfere with the endocrine or hormone systems. As importantly, numerous studies have demonstrated that the accumulation of endocrine disruptors can induce fatal disorders including obesity and cancer. Using diverse biological tools, the potential molecular mechani...