Hormones obesity hidden in shampoo ...

It is possible that the culprit of excess volume in your waist is ... your favorite shampoo. Scientists say that in many beauty and health facilities are hidden "chemical calories."

Any doctor will tell you that the basis for the fight against   overweight   a healthy diet and regular exercise. However, new research scientists from the Medical Center "Mount Sinai" in New York suggest that the growing epidemic of obesity, there are other, less obvious risk factors.

Scientists believe that phthalates Which are the ingredients in about 70% of shampoos, cosmetics, and soaps, may be "endocrine disrupters". These chemicals should be avoided where possible.

This study was a further confirmation of the view that some chemicals can cause damage to the natural systems in the body that control weight. Phthalates   in the body repeat the effect of hormones, adversely affecting their producing glands.

Scientists from "Mount Sinai," especially warn about a substance called Bisphenol-A, which is used in a variety of plastic products, including food containers. This substance is also a danger to the endocrine system, and directly affects the change in weight.

Now, scientists need to understand how phthalates affect the development and growth of the human body, which will allow to understand how we can avoid them. Even if these materials do not represent a very great problem in connection with overweight They still have to be isolated and excluded.

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