In Utero Chemical Exposure Linked to Obesity

What we eat and how much we exercise can contribute to weight loss or gain. Scientists also believe that genetics play a role in body size. And, as scientist Pete Myers of Environmental Health Sciences tells Living on Earth, a new study shows chemicals ca

Endocrine disrupting chemicals, the ones that affect the way our bodies circulate hormones, are perhaps the most ubiquitous and the most dangerous of the pollutants we encounter each day. Research shows that even at low levels, these chemicals are affecting the way we develop and store fat. Host Steve Curwood talks with Dr. Pete Myers, head of Environmental Health Sciences, about the latest research.