Prenatal Cadmium Exposure Is Negatively Associated With Adiposity in Girls Not Boys During Adolescence

• Main Authors: Meghan Moynihan (Author), Martha Maria Telléz-Rojo (Author), Justin Colacino (Author), Andrew Jones (Author), Peter X. K. Song (Author), Alejandra Cantoral (Author), Adriana Mercado-García (Author), Karen E. Peterson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cadmium is a pervasive toxic metal that remains a public health concern and exposure in early life has been associated with growth deficits in infancy and childhood. Growth during adolescence also may be sensitive to effects of cadmium exposure, given the changes in distribution of lea...