PARIS, Feb 1 — Choosing tap water over bottled water is not only good for the environment. Recent research suggests that plastic can also contribute to weight gain. Its compounds can have a disruptive effect on metabolism. Plastic has already been identified as having a disruptive effect on...
PARIS, Feb 1 — Choosing tap water over bottled water is not only good for the environment.
Plastic has already been identified as having a disruptive effect on fertility, as phthalates, which are found in all our everyday objects, reduce the production of testosterone in men, the hormone that stimulates the production of spermatozoa. And now we learn plastic also makes you fat! Yogurt containers, water bottles, kitchen sponges: in total, 34 everyday objects were examined, and no less than 55,000 chemical components were found in the products.
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