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Sicker, fatter, poorer : the urgent threat of hormone-disrupting chemicals on our health and future ... and what we can do about it / Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP.

By: Trasande, Leonardo.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2019Description: xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781328553492.Subject(s): Endocrine disrupting chemicals -- Health aspectsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
The age of endocrine disruption -- What's going on? -- Following the hormonal clues -- An attack on the brain -- Metabolic mix-ups: obesity and diabetes -- A real-life "Children of men"? -- The chemical vulnerability of girls and women -- Real steps that make a difference -- Your voice matters.
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"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The age of endocrine disruption -- What's going on? -- Following the hormonal clues -- An attack on the brain -- Metabolic mix-ups: obesity and diabetes -- A real-life "Children of men"? -- The chemical vulnerability of girls and women -- Real steps that make a difference -- Your voice matters.

"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"--

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