Title:
Sicker, fatter, poorer : the urgent threat of hormone-disrupting chemicals to our health and future ... and what we can do about it / Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP.
ISBN:
9781328553492
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Physical Description:
xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Part one. The age of endocrine disruption: What's going on? -- Following the hormonal clues ; Part two. How chemicals hurts. -- 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 ; Part three. Taking action: Real steps that make a difference -- Your voice matters: how you can participate in a virtuous circle.
Summary:
"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.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
on1061865827
Availability:
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