Fetal Exposure to Common Chemicals Can Activate Obesity
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Exposure to environmental chemicals found in everyday plastics and pesticides while in the womb may make a person more prone to obesity later in life, new research indicates. Obesity is generally discussed in terms of caloric intake - how much a person eats - and energy output - how much a person exercises. But now Frederick vom Saal, professor of biological sciences in University of Missouri-Columbia's College of Arts and Science, has found that when fetuses are exposed to these chemicals, the way their genes function may be altered to make them more prone to obesity and disease.
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