A study published in early 2007 by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia has linked chemicals found in many prepared foods and beauty care products to obesity.According to scientist Frederick vom Saal, the author of the paper, endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics and pesticides can change the functioning of a fetus's genes, altering the metabolic system and predisposing him or her to weight gain later in life. Of the roughly 55,000 man-made chemicals in the world, about 1,000 may cause this type of endocrine disruption, he says.Obesity is on the rise worldwide. In the United States, more than two thirds of the population is overweight and one third is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more while persons who are overweight have a BMI of 25 or higher. BMI is determined by dividing a person's body weight in kilograms by their height in new style aqua sea ugg australia boots from china meters squared or by using the conversion with pounds and inches squared.Excess weight is a serious health problem as it has been linked to a range of
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