Research links common chemicals to obesity
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 08:49
in Biology & Nature
GENEVA (Reuters) - Exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box liners may programme a person to become obese later in life, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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