Throw away the Tide, Palmolive and Fabreze NOW!

It was recently discovered that chemicals known as obesogens, found in things like household cleaners and plastic containers, can impersonate natural hormones that regulate weight and trick our bodies into storing fat; now researchers in Taiwan have come up with a test to identify the culprits.  These imposter hormones are ubiquitous enough that the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force mentioned them as a possible reason for increased obesity.  The new tests will hopefully reduce the number of harmful products that make it to market, but for now, reduce exposure by avoiding canned foods and beverages and don’t heat food in plastic – Heather Hurlock  From Men’s Journal Magazine: