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Warpy

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6. There are studies out every few weeks

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2023, 11:54 PM

Apr 2023

I hate smoking, so I'm rather fond of this one: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-018-0039-8

As for plastic, I would think the nutritional content of food would decrease far enough to offset any hormonal mimicry.

And why, oh why, do so many pop science writers want to blame any and all pudge on female hormones? Were that the case, all women over 50 would have trouble putting weight on, not keeping it off.

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Plastics In Contact with Our Food May Be Making Us Gain Weight: Hormone Disrupting Chemicals [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2023 OP

55,000 chemicals in packaging? 629 identifiable?? niyad Apr 2023 #1

Yeah, shocking. The ugly, declining and now obese Americans! appalachiablue Apr 2023 #2

This is an opinion piece... druidity33 Apr 2023 #3

Well, this isn't...it's 2 years old; Backseat Driver Apr 2023 #4

And this proves what? druidity33 Apr 2023 #7

Maybe if this info makes the rounds people will be more reluctant to buy plastic-containered food. JudyM Apr 2023 #5

There are studies out every few weeks Warpy Apr 2023 #6