12 January 2010
(Photo: Getty Images) Researchers are exploring how some of the synthetic chemicals used in plastics, cosmetics, toys, and other ubiquitous products may be contributing to the rise in obesity in the United States. What you eat and how often you exercise are still obviously extremely important, but researchers are finding that exposure to certain chemicals at critical times of development may predispose you to becoming fat and may make it harder for you to lose weight as an adult. The chemicals, known as obesogens, mimic natural hormones and can wreak havoc on your endocrine system
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Is plastic making us fatter?