Weight gain through plasticisers
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 07:05
in Health & Medicine
Plasticisers such as phthalates are always found in plastics. They can get into our bodies through the skin or by the diet. They affect our hormone system and are suspected of having an influence on our body weight. The exact correlations and mechanisms have been unclear thus far. Researchers have now published a study showing that the phthalate DEHP leads to weight gain and revealed the metabolic processes involved.