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For what it's worth, growth hormones are prohibited in poultry in the US. https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/chickens-do-not-receive-growt

• chasil 4y ago
  This is truly shocking. "...tributyltin or TBT, a chemical used in wood preservatives, among other things. In experiments exposing mice to low and supposedly safe levels of TBT, Blumberg and his colleagues found significantly increased fat accumulation in the next three generations."
  • sherr 4y ago
    Where is that quote from? I could not see it in the (interesting) linked article.
    • chasil 4y ago
      It's this paragraph in the article on the Washington Post: "Importantly, recent research demonstrates that obesogens act to harm individuals in ways that traditional tests of chemical toxicity can’t detect. In particular, consequences of chemical exposure may not appear during the lifetime of an exposed organism but can be passed down through so-called epigenetic mechanisms to offspring even several generations away. A typical example is tributyltin or TBT, a chemical used in wood preservatives, among other things. In experiments exposing mice to low and supposedly safe levels of TBT, Blumberg and his colleagues found significantly increased fat accumulation in the next three generations."