| There are many who are obese in our society today. | | | | obesogens? |
| The rising obesity statics and obesity facts tell the | | | | Do a little studying on the primary sources of these |
| story of how much a problem this is today. If you | | | | chemicals and try to avoid them. Soft plastics and |
| are seeking obesity help, you will find the following | | | | BPA containing plastics are everywhere, but you can |
| information highly useful. | | | | learn to spot them and avoid them. The linings on |
| A just released report by the White House Task | | | | canned food contain BPA, hard plastic water bottles |
| Force on Childhood Obesity has made an astonishing | | | | also contain it. Buy a reusable stainless steel water |
| connection between a class of chemicals and obesity. | | | | bottle and use it. Look for plastics that are BPA free. |
| The chemicals are endocrine disrupting chemicals | | | | Never heat up food in plastic; the chemicals in the |
| (EDCs), now dubbed "obesogens" for their suspected | | | | plastic will leach into the food. |
| role in obesity. | | | | Avoid fatty foods. Not only for the fat calories but |
| Although scientists have suspected this link between | | | | because fats are the place where these chemicals |
| these chemicals and obesity for years, and many | | | | are stored. Look for no-fat or low-fat dairy products, |
| citizen advocates have fought for the decreased use | | | | lean meats, and lean fish. |
| of these chemicals, the recent release of the task | | | | Buy a good water filter. These chemicals have made |
| force's findings have brought this issue to the | | | | it into our water systems and municipal water |
| mainstream news' attention. These chemicals have | | | | treatment plants only remove disease causing |
| now become ubiquitous in the environment. They are | | | | organisms and sediment from the water. They do |
| in agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, | | | | not remove pesticides, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or |
| cosmetics, and have made their way into our water | | | | other toxins. Read the label on the filter you buy to |
| systems. It takes very minuscule amounts to have | | | | be sure it removes VOC, volatile organic chemicals. |
| aneffect on our bodies and the effects don't stop | | | | Avoid pesticides in food. Buy organic fruits, |
| when the exposure stops. They are suspected to | | | | vegetables, grains, and dairy and know which |
| cause cancers, fertility problems, and unexplained | | | | vegetables and fruits have lower levels of pesticide |
| weight gain. They make weight loss very difficult. | | | | use if you can't buy all organic. By just changing a |
| What these chemicals do is interfere with our body's | | | | few things in your diet you can make a huge |
| ability to regulate our metabolism. A slow metabolism | | | | difference in your exposure to these chemicals. The |
| equals weight gain. No matter what you do to diet | | | | Environmental Working Group has a great list of the |
| you may not be achieving the weight loss you should | | | | most pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables and |
| be. It may be the reason you can't lose that last 10 | | | | another list containing those with the least. |
| or 20 pounds. So what can you doto achieve that | | | | Be aware, make a few simple changes, and watch |
| last bit of weight loss, burn that belly fat, and avoid | | | | the fat come off! |