Are Endocrine Disruptors Really a Threat to Health?
Medscape December 5, 2024
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) — chemicals in the environment that could affect human endocrine function — are increasingly becoming a prominent concern for the public as well as professionals. At its 40th congress, the French Society of Endocrinology hosted a public lecture on the subject, given by Nicolas Chevalier, MD, PhD, professor of endocrinology at the University Hospital of Nice in Nice, France.
Environmental EDs
Chevalier began by asking the audience to remember one number: 906. This is the number of substances identified by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety for which there are sufficient scientific data to confirm or at least suspect endocrine-disrupting activity. In reality, the number is likely closer to 10,000, he said.
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