Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin -- which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic -- can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a new study has found.

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