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Environmental Health Sciences founder and chief scientist, Pete Myers, explores how some chemicals — called obesogens — in plastics are linked to obesity and pose a threat to national security.
"The Army should actively embrace efforts to reduce obesogen exposures to recruits," Myers says.
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Want to learn more about obesogens? Check out our guide to the chemicals, and read the latest science.
