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Common pesticide may contribute to global obesity crisis
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Common pesticide may contribute to global obesity crisis

by  McMaster University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, says a study led by McMaster University scientists. Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned for use on foods in Canada but widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many other parts of the world, slows down the...