Premenopausal women, exposed to DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and its related pesticides are at risk of cardiovascular disease and inflammation apart from obesity. Researchers found that women with higher concentrations of environmental estrogens in their visceral fat tissue from the belly were more likely to have higher average blood sugar levels and a greater risk of cardiovascular disease on the Framingham scale. DDT was one of the first ...Thursday 9 April 2015
Pesticide Exposure Increases Risk of Heart Disease in Pre-menopausal Women
Premenopausal women, exposed to DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and its related pesticides are at risk of cardiovascular disease and inflammation apart from obesity. Researchers found that women with higher concentrations of environmental estrogens in their visceral fat tissue from the belly were more likely to have higher average blood sugar levels and a greater risk of cardiovascular disease on the Framingham scale. DDT was one of the first ...
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