Can Chemicals Such As Phthalates Prevent Weight Loss?
This may or may not have crossed your mind. You’ve been working hard all week at losing weight, watching what you’re cooking with and what you are eating, but have you ever wondered whether what your ingesting (other than food) is perhaps altering your body’s ability to lose weight? Interestingly enough, one of the areas researchers are beginning to explore more and more is whether chemical byproducts that we used in various types of plastics for instance are somehow making their way into our bodies and disrupting our endocrine system, making it harder for us to lose weight. Obesity is rampant in the United States: Why? It’s no secret that over half the population of the United States is overweight and a good third of the population is considered obese. One can speculate as to why this is so, such as people habitually partaking in fad dieting, video games (making them less likely to exercise), and easy fast foods (which are usually high in fat foods). But can there be something else th
