Environmental toxins are worsening obesity pandemic, say scientists

Exclusive: Pollutants can upset body's metabolic thermostat with some even causing obesity to be passed on to children

Chemical pollution in the environment is supersizing the global obesity epidemic, according to a major scientific review.

The idea that the toxins called obesogens" can affect how the body controls weight is not yet part of mainstream medicine. But the dozens of scientists behind the review argue that the evidence is now so strong that it should be. This is critical because the current clinical management of obese patients is woefully inadequate," they said.