Short Review on Xenobiotics and Human Health

Abstract

Xenobiotics are the agents which are foreign to the human body or the biological system. 
They are known to induce metabolic disorders in the human body, carcinogenesis and 
cause environmental pollution. Xenobiotics fall under various categories based on their 
source like the industrial xenobiotics and the food xenobiotics. They act as endocrine 
disruptors by blocking activity of hormones, disturbing hormonal transportation in the body 
or interfere in their synthesis. Hence it is very important to raise public awareness on the 
xenobiotics and their sources and impose strict regulatory guidelines on xenobiotics. This 
article covers the various aspects of xenobiotics, their health concerns and suggests some 
remedial measures.