Obesogens

Urban Air Pollutant Linked to Obesity

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.01.2012

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Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Wendy Gordon, pioneer in the green consumer movement It's well known that a poor diet and physical inactivity are the main contribut...

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Lynne Peeples

A Hormonal Mess: How An Everyday Chemical May Be Making Us Fat And Sick

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.16.2012

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The modern lifestyle of super-sized french fries and couch potatoes often takes the blame for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. -- ...

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The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Christopher Gavigan

Industrial pollutants may be contributing to the obesity epidemic. How much so is still unknown, but preliminary research is disturbing.

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Is Plastic Making Us Fat?

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one's blaming these compounds for the country's entire obesity epidemic fast food and lack of exercise are not off the hook but emerging research p...

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Chemicals and the World's Expanding Waistline

Nena Baker | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nena Baker

A growing stack of laboratory research suggests that some of the chemicals used in everyday items predispose an individual to the battle of the bulge, despite normal diet and exercise.

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