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Analysis of phthalates in food products and packaging materials sold on the Belgian market by Fierens, T., Servaes, K., Van Holderbeke, M., Geerts, L., De Henauw, S., Sioen, I., Vanermen, G.

“…► The occurrence of eight phthalates was investigated in 400 foodstuffs and packaging materials sold on the Belgian market. ► Suitable extraction techniques…”
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Associations Between Body Composition and Bone Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Sioen, I., Lust, E., De Henauw, S., Moreno, L. A., Jiménez-Pavón, D.

“…More clarification on the associations between children’s and adolescents’ lean and fat mass (LM and FM) on the one hand and their bone health on the other…”
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Transfer of eight phthalates through the milk chain — A case study by Fierens, T., Van Holderbeke, M., Willems, H., De Henauw, S., Sioen, I.

“…This survey determined the levels of eight phthalates – i.e. dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), di-n-butyl…”
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UV-filters and musk fragrances in seafood commercialized in Europe Union: Occurrence, risk and exposure assessment by Cunha, S.C., Trabalón, L., Jacobs, S., Castro, M., Fernandez-Tejedor, M., Granby, K., Verbeke, W., Kwadijk, C., Ferrari, F., Robbens, J., Sioen, I., Pocurull, E., Marques, A., Fernandes, J.O., Domingo, J.L.

“…In the framework of the FP7 ECsafeSeafood project, 62 seafood samples commercialized in Europe Union from several representative species – mackerel, tuna,…”
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Effect of cooking at home on the levels of eight phthalates in foods by Fierens, T., Vanermen, G., Van Holderbeke, M., De Henauw, S., Sioen, I.

“…► Cooking food at home generally declined phthalate concentrations. ► Cooking vegetables was an exception: almost no effect was seen. ► The degree of decline…”
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Caramel colour and process contaminants in foods and beverages: Part II – Occurrence data and exposure assessment of 2-acetyl-4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)imidazole (THI) and 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) in Belgium by Fierens, T., Van Holderbeke, M., Cornelis, C., Jacobs, G., Sioen, I., De Maeyer, M., Vinkx, C., Vanermen, G.

“…•THI and 4-MEI were analysed in more than 500 food products.•Food levels up to 551 µg/kg for THI and 2,835 µg/kg for 4-MEI were found.•Average intake amounted…”
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Percentile reference values for anthropometric body composition indices in European children from the IDEFICS study by Nagy, P, Kovacs, E, Moreno, L A, Veidebaum, T, Tornaritis, M, Kourides, Y, Siani, A, Lauria, F, Sioen, I, Claessens, M, Mårild, S, Lissner, L, Bammann, K, Intemann, T, Buck, C, Pigeot, I, Ahrens, W, Molnár, D

“…Introduction: To characterise the nutritional status in children with obesity or wasting conditions, European anthropometric reference values for body…”
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Caramel colour and process by-products in foods and beverages: Part I – Development of a UPLC-MS/MS isotope dilution method for determination of 2-acetyl-4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)imidazole (THI), 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) and 2-methylimidazol (2-MEI) by Jacobs, G., Voorspoels, S., Vloemans, P., Fierens, T., Van Holderbeke, M., Cornelis, C., Sioen, I., De Maeyer, M., Vinkx, C., Vanermen, G.

“…•Development of a new quantification method for caramel colour process contaminants.•Detailed validation and analysis of different types of food…”
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A semi-probabilistic modelling approach for the estimation of dietary exposure to phthalates in the Belgian adult population by Fierens, T., Standaert, A., Cornelis, C., Sioen, I., De Henauw, S., Willems, H., Bellemans, M., De Maeyer, M., Van Holderbeke, M.

“…In this study, a semi-probabilistic modelling approach was applied for the estimation of the long-term human dietary exposure to phthalates – one of world’s…”
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Phthalates in Belgian cow’s milk and the role of feed and other contamination pathways at farm level by Fierens, T., Van Holderbeke, M., Willems, H., De Henauw, S., Sioen, I.

“…► Differences in phthalate levels were noticed between summer and winter milk and between milk from different farms. ► BBP and DEHP contamination in raw cow’s…”
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Dietary calcium intake and adiposity in children and adolescents: Cross-sectional and longitudinal results from IDEFICS/I.Family cohort by Nappo, A., Sparano, S., Intemann, T., Kourides, Y.A., Lissner, L., Molnar, D., Moreno, L.A., Pala, V., Sioen, I., Veidebaum, T., Wolters, M., Siani, A., Russo, P.

“…Studies in children and adolescents suggest that higher dairy consumption may exert a protective effect on adiposity. However, only few studies examined the…”
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Whole-blood fatty acids and inflammation in European children: the IDEFICS Study by González-Gil, E M, Santabárbara, J, Siani, A, Ahrens, W, Sioen, I, Eiben, G, Günther, K, Iacoviello, L, Molnar, D, Risé, P, Russo, P, Tornaritis, M, Veidebaum, T, Galli, C, Moreno, L A

“…Background/Objectives: Fatty acids are hypothesized to influence cardiovascular disease risk because of their effect on inflammation. The aim of this study is…”
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Reference values of bone stiffness index and C-terminal telopeptide in healthy European children by Herrmann, D, Intemann, T, Lauria, F, Mårild, S, Molnár, D, Moreno, L A, Sioen, I, Tornaritis, M, Veidebaum, T, Pigeot, I, Ahrens, W

“…Background/Objective: Quantitative ultrasound measurements and bone metabolic markers can help to monitor bone health and to detect impaired skeletal…”
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Validity of 24-h recalls in (pre-)school aged children: Comparison of proxy-reported energy intakes with measured energy expenditure by Börnhorst, C, Bel-Serrat, S, Pigeot, I, Huybrechts, I, Ottavaere, C, Sioen, I, De Henauw, S, Mouratidou, T, Mesana, M.I, Westerterp, K, Bammann, K, Lissner, L, Eiben, G, Pala, V, Rayson, M, Krogh, V, Moreno, L.A

“…Summary Background & aims Little is known about the validity of repeated 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDR) as a measure of total energy intake (EI) in young…”
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Endocrine actions of pesticides measured in the Flemish environment and health studies (FLEHS I and II) by Croes, K., Den Hond, E., Bruckers, L., Govarts, E., Schoeters, G., Covaci, A., Loots, I., Morrens, B., Nelen, V., Sioen, I., Van Larebeke, N., Baeyens, W.

“…Within the Flemish Environment and Health studies (FLEHS I, 2002–2006, and FLEHS II, 2007–2012), pesticide exposure, hormone levels and degree of sexual…”
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Children's sleep quality: relation with sleep duration and adiposity by Michels, N, Verbeiren, A, Ahrens, W, De Henauw, S, Sioen, I

“…A trend towards insufficient sleep duration and increasing sleep problems has been reported in children.[1] Several reviews have linked short sleep duration…”
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Cardiorespiratory fitness in males, and upper limbs muscular strength in females, are positively related with 25-hydroxyvitamin D plasma concentrations in European adolescents: the HELENA study by Valtueña, J, Gracia-Marco, L, Huybrechts, I, Breidenassel, C, Ferrari, M, Gottrand, F, Dallongeville, J, Sioen, I, Gutierrez, A, Kersting, M, Kafatos, A, Manios, Y, Widhalm, K, Moreno, L A, González-Gross, M

“…High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency (<75 nmol/l) has been previously reported in European adolescents. Vitamin D deficiency has been related to physical…”
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PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in home-produced eggs from Belgium: Levels, contamination sources and health risks by Van Overmeire, I., Waegeneers, N., Sioen, I., Bilau, M., De Henauw, S., Goeyens, L., Pussemier, L., Eppe, G.

“…This paper discusses the dioxin TEQ levels as determined by the chemically activated luciferase gene expression assay (CALUX) and by HRGC-HRMS in eggs, soils,…”
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Children's morning and evening salivary cortisol: pattern, instruction compliance and sampling confounders by Michels, N, Sioen, I, De Vriendt, T, Huybrechts, I, Vanaelst, B, De Henauw, S

“…Salivary cortisol has been widely used to assess childhood stress. Yet, there is no consensus on reference concentrations, awakening response, guideline…”
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C-reactive protein reference percentiles among pre-adolescent children in Europe based on the IDEFICS study population by Schlenz, H, Intemann, T, Wolters, M, González-Gil, E M, Nappo, A, Fraterman, A, Veidebaum, T, Molnar, D, Tornaritis, M, Sioen, I, Mårild, S, Iacoviello, L, Ahrens, W

“…Objectives: C-reactive protein (CRP) is involved in a wide range of diseases. It is a powerful marker for inflammatory processes used for diagnostic and…”
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