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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2022

An insight into bisphenol A, food exposure and its adverse effects on health: A review.

Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Tayyaba Tariq, Birjees Fatima, Amna Sahar, Farwa Tariq, Seemal Munir, Sipper Khan, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Aysha Sameen, Xin-An Zeng and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
82citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
20.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad Faisal ManzoorGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Food Manufacturing, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Tayyaba TariqNational Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Birjees FatimaNational Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Amna SaharDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Farwa TariqNational Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Seemal MunirNational Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sipper KhanSchool of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz RanjhaInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Aysha SameenDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Xin-An ZengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Food Manufacturing, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Salam A IbrahimFood Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKFoshan University · CNGovernment College Women University Faisalabad · PKNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · USSouth China University of Technology · CNUniversity of Management and Technology · PKUniversity of Sargodha · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical widely employed to synthesize epoxy resins, polymer materials, and polycarbonate plastics. BPA is abundant in the environment, i.e., in food containers, water bottles, thermal papers, toys, medical devices, etc., and is incorporated into soil/water through leaching. Being a potent endocrine disrupter, and has the potential to alter several body mechanisms. Studies confirmed its anti-androgen action and estrogen-like effects, which impart many negative health impacts, especially on the immune system, neuroendocrine process, and reproductive mechanism. Moreover, it can also induce mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, as per recent scientific research. This review focuses on BPA's presence and concentrations in different environments, food sources and the basic mechanisms of BPA-induced toxicity and health disruptions. It is a unique review of its type because it focuses on the association of cancer, hormonal disruption, immunosuppression, and infertility with BPA. These issues are widespread today, and BPA significantly contributes to their incidence because of its wide usage in daily life utensils and other accessories. The review also discusses researched-based measures to cope with the toxic chemical.

Indexed as

bisphenol ABPA toxicityendocrine disruptorepoxy resinspolycarbonate plasticssynthetic chemical

Identifiers

PMID36407508
PMCPMC9671506
OpenAlexW4308417062

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