Environmental Toxins Cause Obesity
For the first time researchers have linked obesity in women to prenatal exposure from toxins by eating fish from polluted waters. DDE is a breakdown of DDT and 250 mothers who lived near and ate fish whilst pregnant from Lake Michigan were tested for their exposure to DDE, the levels of DDE in their body corresponded to levels of obesity in their children, with those children that had the highest levels of DDE being the most obese.
DDT was used since the 1940’s but banned in 1973. Professor Janet Osuch said, “Prenatal exposure to toxins is increasingly being looked at as a potential cause for the rise in obesity seen worldwide. “
In previous studies the toxin BPA an oestrogen mimic and widely used in baby bottles and food containers have also been found to cause obesity. Recently researchers have linked the female hormone oestrogen to fat storage
Oestrogen mimics increase the oestrogen levels in your body, and reduce your ability to burn energy after eating, causing you store more fat. It is important for pregnant women to eat fish regularly during their pregnancy to help baby’s brain development, stick to the safer options like sardines and salmon.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319111328.htm
here in Philippines, obesity is also becoming a problem. More and more children are getting obese due to a lifestyle that is not fully of physical activities. most kids just wants to watch TV, play computer games and surf the net.
Hi Jimmy, yes it’s very important to get the kids moving and to limit the use of computer and tv watching, thank you for your comment.
Obesity and diabetes are becoming more and more of a problem these days. Actually it is easy to avoid being overweight by just having the proper diet and exercise.
more people are becoming obese these days because of too much junk food and too much sugar in snacks and fast foods..