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Child Obesity Is Linked to Chemicals in Plastics

NYTimes.com

Jennifer Lee

April 17, 2008

Exposure to chemicals used in plastics may be linked with childhood obesity, according to results from a long-term health study on girls who live in East Harlem and surrounding communities that were presented to community leaders on Thursday by researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

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