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I would not feel comfortable, making such a statement. There is plenty of evidence out there, that they mess with our endocrine system, and are perhaps responsi
by revscat 3y ago
I would not feel comfortable, making such a statement. There is plenty of evidence out there, that they mess with our endocrine system, and are perhaps responsible for the obesity crisis in some part.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/pfass-chemicals-environment-body-weight/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/pfass-chemi...
- networkchad 3y ago[dead]
- viknesh 3y agoWouldn't another explanation of the result be that eating more calories is correlated with ingesting more PFAS?
- troyvit 3y agoI'd also add that even though asbestos is awful and dangerous, it is a) still everywhere and b) still being made and imported into the US [1]. I guess my point being that even if PFAS are as terrible as asbestos that's not enough to keep us from continuing to produce it. [1] https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/statistics-facts/ https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/statistics-facts/
- adrianN 3y agoThere is also plenty of evidence that lead is very bad but one can be exposed for decades with effects that only show up in epidemiological studies. Asbestos on the other hand is dangerous enough that one unsafe remodeling job has a good chance of giving you cancer.