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ea0041ep584 | Endocrine Disruptors | ECE2016

Estimation of bisphenol A influence on obesity

Medic Stojanoska Milica , Milosevic Natasa , Jaksic Vladimir , Vukovic Bojan , Bajkin Ivana , Milankov Andrijana , Percic Ivanka , Icin Tijana , Kovacev Zavisic Branka , Milic Natasa

Introduction: Obesity is a global health problem. More than half (54%) of the adult population in Serbia and 58.5% of adult population in the north province, Vojvodina is obese or overweight. Hence, it is urgent to identify environmental factors which may contribute obesity. Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most extensively used chemical in production of food and beverage containers, epoxy resins, polycarbonate plastics and well known endocrine disruptor. The aim of this study ...