Sicker, Fatter, Poorer
The Urgent Threat of Hormone-disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future ... and What We Can Do About It
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
"A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives--and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The age of endocrine disruption -- What's going on? -- Following the hormonal clues -- How chemicals hurt -- The attack on the brain and nervous system -- Metabolic mix-ups: obesity and diabetes -- A real-life "Children of men"? -- The chemical vulnerability of girls and women -- Taking action -- Real steps that make a difference -- Your voice matters: how you can participate in a virtuous circle.
ISBN:
9781328553492
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HEALTH Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.