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- Title
Presence of Parabens in Different Children Biological Matrices and Its Relationship with Body Mass Index.
- Authors
Moscoso-Ruiz, Inmaculada; Gálvez-Ontiveros, Yolanda; Samaniego-Sánchez, Cristina; Almazán Fernández de Bobadilla, Vega; Monteagudo, Celia; Zafra-Gómez, Alberto; Rivas, Ana
- Abstract
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 childhood 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 coupled 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.
- Subjects
RISK of childhood obesity; SALIVA analysis; NAILS (Anatomy); HIGH performance liquid chromatography; BODY weight; RISK assessment; MASS spectrometry; RESEARCH funding; BODY mass index; LOGISTIC regression analysis; HYDROXY acids
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 5, p1154
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15051154