xviii
8 Antibiotic Resistance in EDCs-Induced Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . 125
Hina Sharif, Kanwal Rehman, Kanwal Irshad,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
9 Alteration of Gut Microbiota in EDCs- Induced
Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fareeha Fiayyaz, Kanwal Rehman, Hina Sharif, Kanwal Irshad,
Shagufta Kamal, and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
10 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Induced Childhood Obesity . . . . . 147
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Aisha Khokhar, Yusra Habib Khan,
Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, and Amjad Khan
11 Role of Polychlorinated Biphenyls as EDCs
in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Waseem Hassan, Hammad Ahmed, Ghulam Murtaza,
Muhammad Ihtisham Umar, and Furqan Muhammad Iqbal
12 Role of Furans as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Saima Muzammil, Asma Ashraf, Aqsa Muzammil, Rahat Andleeb,
and Azhar Rafique
13 Role of Heavy Metals in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Kanwal Irshad, Kanwal Rehman, Fareeha Fiayyaz, Hina Sharif,
Ghulam Murtaza, Shagufta Kamal,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
14 Role of Flame-Retardants as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . 221
Talib Hussain, Abid Mehmood Yousaf, Muhammad Usman Ghori,
Ikram Ullah Khan, Tahir Ali Chohan, Syed A. A. Rizvi,
and Yasser Shahzad
15 Role of Phthalates as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tahir Farooq, Arruje Hameed, and Ali Raza
16 Bisphenol A as an EDC in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Kanwal Irshad, Kanwal Rehman, Hina Sharif, Muhammad Tariq,
Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Ibrahim,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
17 Role of Pesticides as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Shagufta Kamal, Muhammad Junaid, Ismat Bibi, Saima Rehman,
Kanwal Rehman, and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
18 Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs
in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Samia Gul Niazi, Chanda Javed, Adeel Shah, Qurat UL Ain,
and Imtiaz Mahmood Tahir
Contents
8 Antibiotic Resistance in EDCs-Induced Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . 125
Hina Sharif, Kanwal Rehman, Kanwal Irshad,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
9 Alteration of Gut Microbiota in EDCs- Induced
Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fareeha Fiayyaz, Kanwal Rehman, Hina Sharif, Kanwal Irshad,
Shagufta Kamal, and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
10 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Induced Childhood Obesity . . . . . 147
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Aisha Khokhar, Yusra Habib Khan,
Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, and Amjad Khan
11 Role of Polychlorinated Biphenyls as EDCs
in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Waseem Hassan, Hammad Ahmed, Ghulam Murtaza,
Muhammad Ihtisham Umar, and Furqan Muhammad Iqbal
12 Role of Furans as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Saima Muzammil, Asma Ashraf, Aqsa Muzammil, Rahat Andleeb,
and Azhar Rafique
13 Role of Heavy Metals in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Kanwal Irshad, Kanwal Rehman, Fareeha Fiayyaz, Hina Sharif,
Ghulam Murtaza, Shagufta Kamal,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
14 Role of Flame-Retardants as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . 221
Talib Hussain, Abid Mehmood Yousaf, Muhammad Usman Ghori,
Ikram Ullah Khan, Tahir Ali Chohan, Syed A. A. Rizvi,
and Yasser Shahzad
15 Role of Phthalates as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tahir Farooq, Arruje Hameed, and Ali Raza
16 Bisphenol A as an EDC in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Kanwal Irshad, Kanwal Rehman, Hina Sharif, Muhammad Tariq,
Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Ibrahim,
and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
17 Role of Pesticides as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Shagufta Kamal, Muhammad Junaid, Ismat Bibi, Saima Rehman,
Kanwal Rehman, and Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
18 Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs
in Metabolic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Samia Gul Niazi, Chanda Javed, Adeel Shah, Qurat UL Ain,
and Imtiaz Mahmood Tahir
Contents