Toxicological risks in infants and children

Authors

  • Krzysztof L. Krzystyniak State Higher Vocational School in Tarnow, Institute of Health Sciences, Poland; Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
  • Andrzej Marszałek Synevo Poland, Warsaw
  • Mieczysław Obiedziński Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.7708

Keywords:

children’s environmental health (CEH), human biomonitoring (HBM), reproductive system disturbances, type 1 diabetes (T1D), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), endocrine disruptors (EDs), environmental xenobiotics

Abstract

Children’s environmental health (environmental pediatrics), based on toxicological, epidemiological and occupational medicine research, has become increasingly visible in the past three decades. Early-life exposure to chemical, nutritional and psychosocial hazards can produce disease and disability in childhood and across the life span. Prevalence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), reproductive system disorders, allergy and other chronic diseases in children increased dramatically in several recent decades. Their etiology and epidemiology in populations of Western Countries remain unsolved. Many scientists agree that the interactions of environmental factors with gene susceptibilities have been relatively overlooked in these diseases.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Krzystyniak, K., Marszałek, A., & Obiedziński, M. (2016). Toxicological risks in infants and children. Health Promotion & Physical Activity, (1), 75–90. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.7708

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