ArticlePublic health nutrition2016
Impact of prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from maternal diet on birth outcomes: a birth cohort study in Korea.
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- Dietary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Consumption and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- The Association between Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Metabolites and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and perinatal outcomes: a scoping review.Pediatric research · 2026Review
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- Maternal benzo[a]pyrene exposure during critical gestational periods impairs offspring neurological development in rats: a mechanistic study of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025Article
- The Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape study of perinatal disparities in greater Houston: rationale, study design and participant profiles.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Methylation of Imprinted Genes in Sperm DNA Correlated to Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Exposure Levels in Reproductive-Aged Men and the Birth Outcomes of the Offspring.Frontiers in genetics · 2020Article
- Differences in expression rather than methylation at placenta-specific imprinted loci is associated with intrauterine growth restriction.Clinical epigenetics · 2019Article
- Maternal urinary 2-hydroxynaphthalene and birth outcomes in Taiyuan, China.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2018Article
- Assessment of interaction between maternal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and genetic polymorphisms on the risk of congenital heart diseases.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Adipose Tissue as a Site of Toxin Accumulation.Comprehensive Physiology · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectivePolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are common dietary exposures that cross the human placenta and are classified as a probable human carcinogen. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential impact of exposure to PAH-containing meat consumed during pregnancy on birth outcomes.
designProspective birth cohort study. Only non-smoking women with singleton pregnancies, who were free from chronic disease such as diabetes and hypertension, were included in the study. Maternal consumption of PAH-rich meat was estimated through FFQ. Multiple linear regression was used to assess factors related to higher intake and the association between dietary PAH and birth outcomes.
settingRepublic of Korea, 2006-2011. SUBJECTS: Pregnant women (n 778) at 12-28 weeks of gestation enrolled in the Mothers and Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) study.
resultsThe multivariable regression model showed a significant reduction in birth weight associated with higher consumption level of foods rich in PAH, such as grilled or roasted meat, during pregnancy (β=-17·48 g, P<0·05 for every 1 point higher in meat score). Further adjusting for biomarkers of airborne PAH did not alter this association. There was no evidence that higher consumption level of PAH-rich meat shortens the duration of gestation (P=0·561). Regression models performed for birth length and head circumference produced negative effects that were not statistically significant.
conclusionsConsumption of higher levels of barbecued, fried, roasted and smoked meats during pregnancy was associated with reduced birth weight. Dietary risk of PAH exposure in Korean women is of concern.
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