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Obesity and environmental chemicals -- New research probes potential link

03-07-2007 · EurekAlert!

Could your couch be making you fat?A team of researchers at the University of New Hampshire is investigating whether the increasing ubiquity of chemical flame retardants found in foam furniture, carpeting, microwaves and computers might be related to the climbing rate of obesity in the United States.

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