Fast Food Contains Alarming Amounts Of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
A new study has found that fast food contains an “alarming” amount of potentially toxic industrial chemicals like phthalates, which are used in the manufacture of plastics and adhesives. According to researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, people who consume more fast food were exposed to higher levels of the hormone-disrupting chemicals that have been linked to infertility, particularly in males The findings were published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.