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this title is a bit mis-leading as it leaves out the important question 'how'd that happen?' which is what the entire article is about
by beanjuiceII 2y ago
this title is a bit mis-leading as it leaves out the important question 'how'd that happen?' which is what the entire article is about
- hilux 2y agoUnfortunately the full title is way over the HN character limit.
- trod1234 2y agoIts fairly well known how these things generally happen in a bureaucracy. One word, corruption. Its been known that starting in 1976 PFAS were first found in human blood, and it was rediscovered a second time in the 1990s (at 3M). Obesity has increased dramatically starting in that same time frame. No mention of PFAS causing toxicological issues related to obesity, or inflammation, and when you ask the wrong questions (is it diet, or is it toxic exposure), and doctors aren't testing for the latter, of course there is going to be a quagmire of bad data in the catchall statistics.
- veidelis 2y ago"What We Have Learned So Far It is important to note that there are thousands of variations in PFAS chemicals, which can make them hard to study. But the research conducted to date reveals possible links between human exposures to certain PFAS and some adverse health outcomes. These health effects include: Altered metabolism and body weight regulation, and risk of childhood obesity. Increased risk of some cancers. Reduced ability of the immune system to fight infections." https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/pfc https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/pfc