Chemical used in plastic packaging may cause obesity: research

The chemical Bisphenol A hampers the functioning of a hunger-related hormone and can lead to overeating

This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 

Accelerated breeding: Plastic waste in urban drains can lead to an explosion of mosquitoes; here’s how

Bisphenol A, a chemical used for softening plastics, shortens the mosquito life cycle and leads to population explosion

Plastic makes little girls cranky

Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls

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