Prenatal bisphenol A exposure weakens body's fullness cues

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

An expectant mother's exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) can raise her offspring's risk of obesity by reducing sensitivity to a hormone responsible for controlling appetite, according to a mouse study.

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