04/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook
A Harvard University study determined that high blood levels of obesogens – better known as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a prevalent class of persistent chemicals – were linked with increased weight gains during latter parts of diets. According to its results, women were more vulnerable to PFA-connected obesity than men.
The research team came from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and they published their findings in the online journal PLOS Medicine.
The full study can be found here.
The study recommended that dieters – be they obese or not, and especially if they are women – who wished to keep their weight down for the long run must reduce their exposure to PFAs or avoid the obesogens altogether.
Journal Reference:
Liu G, Dhana K, Furtado JD, Rood J, Zong G, Liang L, Qi L, Bray GA, Dejonge L, Coull B, et al. PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND CHANGES IN BODY WEIGHT AND RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN RESPONSE TO WEIGHT-LOSS DIETS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY. PLOS Medicine. 13 February 2018;15(2). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002502.
Tagged Under: chemicals, diet, obesity, obesogens, PFAS, PFASs, weight control, weight gain, weight loss