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- noun Plural form of
obesogen .
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It discusses, with some level of deserved cynicism, a new book on diets and chemicals, The New American Diet: How secret "obesogens" are making us fat, and the 6-week plan that will flatten your belly for good!, that, in part, blames the worldwide increase in weight on environmental chemicals referred to as "the obesogen effect."
Gary Liberson: Obesogens: The New Excuse for Being Overweight 2010
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According an increasing number of researchers, including UC Irvine biologist Bruce Blumberg who coined the term "obesogens," identifiable industrial pollutants are contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Christopher Gavigan: The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight? 2010
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Two "obesogens" that have gotten a lot of attention lately are the ubiquitous chemicals phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA).
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Scientists describe these chemicals as "obesogens" because of way they effect how we develop and store fat.
Nena Baker: Chemicals and the World's Expanding Waistline 2009
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White House task force on childhood obesity issued a report suggesting that BPA and certain other chemicals might be acting as "obesogens" in children - promoters of obesity - by increasing fat cells in the body and altering metabolism and feelings of hunger and fullness.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Scientists describe these chemicals as "obesogens" because of way they effect how we develop and store fat.
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In ongoing studies, Blumberg has identified how obesogens target signaling proteins to tell a developing fetus to make more fat cells.
Christopher Gavigan: The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight? 2010
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Funding additional research into these and other suspected obesogens can help clarify the problems and identify solutions.
Christopher Gavigan: The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight? 2010
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Blumberg points out that it's not known whether obesogens have the same effects on adults, but he suspects that they may have already left their mark on Americans born after World War II -- when exposure to industrial chemicals became widespread.
Christopher Gavigan: The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight? 2010
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No doubt enviro-warriors will get new ammunition from Michelle Obama's report on childhood obesity that lists obesogens as a critical front in the government's battle against the bulge.
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