title: Perspective on pre- and post-natal agro-food exposure to persistent organic pollutants and their effects on quality of life.
abstract: Adipose tissue constitutes a continual source of internal exposure to organic pollutants (OPs). When fats mobilize during pregnancy and breastfeeding, OPs could affect foetal and neonatal development, respectively.
  
  
  
  The main aim of this review is to deal with pre- and post-natal external exposure to organic pollutants and their effects on health, proposing prevention measures to reduce their risk. The goal is the development of a biomonitoring framework program to estimate their impact on human health, and prevent exposure by recommending some changes in personal lifestyle habits.
  
  
  
  It has been shown that new studies should be developed taking into account their cumulative effect and the factors affecting their body burden. In conclusion, several programs should continuously be developed by different health agencies to have a better understanding of the effect of these substances and to develop a unified public policy.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Food Science and Technology Faculty, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, Spain. Electronic address: fcruz@uvigo.es.
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cruz
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Food Science and Technology Faculty, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, Spain. Electronic address: elena.martinez@uvigo.es.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Carballo
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Food Science and Technology Faculty, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, Spain. Electronic address: jsimal@uvigo.es.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simal-Gándara
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants
keywords: Mothers; Neonates; Organic pollutants; Potential prevention; Toxicity