What Endocrine Disruptors Are and How to Avoid Them - WebMD
2024年7月14日 · Endocrine disruptors can affect the body in three main ways: They may block the pathway between a natural hormone and a receptor. They may act directly on a gland, causing it to make too much or...
Endocrine Disruptors - National Institute of Environmental ...
2024年10月24日 · Endocrine disruptors are natural or man-made chemicals that may mimic or interfere with the body’s hormones, known as the endocrine system. These chemicals are linked with many health problems in both wildlife and people.
Endocrine disruptors: Examples and how to avoid
2024年7月24日 · Endocrine disruptors, also called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are substances that interfere with hormones. Learn more about EDCs, examples, their effects, and more here.
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) | Endocrine Society
2022年1月24日 · Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances in the environment (air, soil, or water supply), food sources, personal care products, and manufactured products that interfere with the normal function of your body’s endocrine system.
Endocrine disruptor - Wikipedia
Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, [1] endocrine disrupting chemicals, [2] or endocrine disrupting compounds [3] are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. [4]
Common EDCs and Where They Are Found | Endocrine Society
Learn where to find common endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and how to avoid or minimize exposure for you and your family from the experts at the Endocrine Society.
Overview of Endocrine Disruption - US EPA
2024年2月22日 · Disruption of the endocrine system can occur in various ways. Some chemicals mimic a natural hormone, fooling the body into over-responding to the stimulus (e.g., a growth hormone that results in increased muscle mass), or responding at inappropriate times (e.g., producing insulin when it is not needed).
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are natural or human-made chemicals that may mimic, block, or interfere with the body’s hormones, which are part of the endocrine system. These chemicals are associated with a wide array of health issues.
Latest Science Shows Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in ...
2024年2月26日 · A report from the world’s leading scientific and medical experts on hormone-related health conditions raises new concerns about the profound threats to human health from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that are ubiquitous in …
Consensus on the key characteristics of endocrine-disrupting ...
2019年11月12日 · Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous chemicals that interfere with hormone action, thereby increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes, including cancer, reproductive...