3 Chemicals Associated With Obesity

Stubborn weight even though you are dieting and exercising?
There’s more and more research suggesting that exposure to certain environmental chemicals may be part of the rising rates of obesity across the world.
There’s an entire class of chemicals referred to as “obesogens” - these are substances that may promote obesity by disrupting the body's normal regulation of fat metabolism, appetite, or energy balance.
Unfortunately, many obesogenic chemicals are ones that we are exposed to every day! While we can’t avoid exposure to all obesogenic chemicals, we can work to minimize them.
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