ESPE Abstracts

Introduction & Objectives: High consumption of processed foods rich in fat and sugar are associated with the increasing prevalence of metabolic disturbances like obesity, insülin resistance, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between advanced glycation end products and metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance caused by high fructose and high-fat diet, and also examine histologic...

Introduction: Studies show that onset of puberty in girls is occurring at increasingly younger ages. Environmental endocrine disruptors are implicated in the etiology of early puberty. Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are one of the endocrine disruptor with proven estrogenic effects.Aim: To investigate the effect of PCBs on premature puberty in girls.Materials-Methods: The study group was selected from girls aged 2–8 years with a di...