Inga Petraviciene

TL;DR: The HELIX study showed substantial variation in health outcomes and determinants between the six countries, for example, in family affluence levels, tobacco smoking, physical activity, dietary habits and prevalence of childhood obesity, asthma, allergies and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

TL;DR: This study suggests that children across Europe are exposed to a wide range of environmental contaminants in fetal life and childhood including many with potential adverse effects, and that place of residence is a strong determinant of one's personal exposome.

TL;DR: This quantification of the variability of biomarker measurements of many non-persistent chemicals during several time windows shows that for many of these compounds a few dozen samples are required to accurately assess exposure over periods encompassing several trimesters or months.

TL;DR: The systematic exposome approach identified several environmental exposures, mainly chemicals, that might be associated with lung function and reducing exposure to these ubiquitous chemicals could help to prevent the development of chronic respiratory disease.

TL;DR: A pan-European reference metabolome for urine and serum of healthy children is established and critical resources not previously available are gathered for future investigations into the influence of the metabolome on child health.