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US Endocrine Society Warns Again on Endocrine Disrupters
Marcia Frellick
September 30, 2015
Evidence increasingly links endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to diabetes and obesity, among other conditions, according to the second scientific statement to address this issue from the US Endocrine Society.
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Unborn children are particularly at risk when exposed to endocrine disrupters, according to the society. Animal studies indicate that exposure to even tiny amounts in the prenatal period can trigger obesity in later years, and some disrupters directly target beta and alpha cells in the pancreas, as well as fat and liver cells. All of this can lead to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes...
Marcia Frellick
September 30, 2015
Evidence increasingly links endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to diabetes and obesity, among other conditions, according to the second scientific statement to address this issue from the US Endocrine Society.
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Unborn children are particularly at risk when exposed to endocrine disrupters, according to the society. Animal studies indicate that exposure to even tiny amounts in the prenatal period can trigger obesity in later years, and some disrupters directly target beta and alpha cells in the pancreas, as well as fat and liver cells. All of this can lead to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes...
Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals