17 Jan Baby obesity – chemicals linked to global obesity
Overweight has become synonomous with living in the 21st Century – but what if there was more to addressing weight than just lifestyle and diet?
More than 50% of Australians are overweight or obese (ABS, 2008) which is similar to stats in other western countries. Diet and lifestyle however does not sufficiently explain the 70% increase in infant obesity in the past 20 years. There is a growing body of evidence and scientific researchers investigating the impact of obesogens – endocrine disrupting chemicals that are suspected to program us to be fatter. The accidental discovery was made by several scientists investigating the impact of hormone disrupting chemicals commonly found in foods and household products, only to discover they were causing an epidemic of fat lab animals. Stay tuned – we are going to hear alot about this. Watch the trailer for the new documentary: Programmed to be Fat? by Dreamfilm Productions. Read more...