Thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccine exposure is highly associated with childhood obesity: A case-control study using the vaccine safety datalink
Conclusions: In a dose-response manner, the present study associates an increased organic mercury exposure from Thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccines with an increased risk of obesity diagnosis, and suggests that Thimerosal is an obesogen. The results are biologically plausible and future studies are needed to examine this phenomenon.
Source: North American Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: General Medicine Authors: David A Geier Janet K Kern Kristin G Homme Lisa K Sykes Mark R Geier Source Type: research