Presence of Parabens in Different Children Biological Matrices and Its Relationship with Body Mass Index
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Moscoso Ruiz, Inmaculada; Gálvez Ontiveros, Yolanda; Samaniego Sánchez, Cristina; Monteagudo Sánchez, Celia; Zafra Gómez, Alberto; Rivas Velasco, Ana MaríaEditorial
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Materia
Parabens Obesogens Children Urine Nail Saliva
Date
2023-02-24Referencia bibliográfica
Moscoso-Ruiz, I.; Gálvez-Ontiveros, Y.; Samaniego-Sánchez, C.; Almazán Fernández de Bobadilla, V.; Monteagudo, C.; Zafra-Gómez, A.; Rivas, A. Presence of Parabens in Different Children Biological Matrices and Its Relationship with Body Mass Index. Nutrients 2023, 15, 1154. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ nu15051154]
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FEDER-ISCIII PI20/01278; FEDER-Consejería de Salud y Familias, Junta de Andalucía PE-0250-201; FEDER-Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades, Junta de Andalucía P18-RT-4247; INTRAIBS-2021-02 ibs.GRANADA.Résumé
Parabens have been accepted almost worldwide as preservatives by the cosmetic, food, and
pharmaceutical industries. Since epidemiological evidence of the obesogenic activity of parabens is
weak, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between parabens exposure and child-
hood obesity. Four parabens (methylparaben/MetPB, ethylparaben/EthPB, propylparaben/PropPB,
and butylparaben/ButPB) were measured in 160 children’s bodies between 6 and 12 years of age.
Parabens measurements were performed with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography cou-
pled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Logistic regression was used to evaluate
risk factors for elevated body weight associated with paraben exposure. No significant relation was
detected between children’s body weight and the presence of parabens in the samples. This study
confirmed the omnipresence of parabens in children’s bodies. Our results could be a basis for future
research about the effect of parabens on childhood body weight using nails as a biomarker due to the
ease of its collection and its non-invasive character.