Comments on: Environmental contamination by artificial, human-synthesized compounds fits this picture very well, and no other account does

By: Altitude Zero

Altitude Zero — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:44:45 +0000

I’m certainly willing to believe that the obesity epidemic is a lot more complicated than is commonly believed, if only because none of the approaches tried have done any good, but the case for contaminants still seems inconclusive to me. The thing about wild animals getting fat is odd, though.

By: Space Nookie

Space Nookie — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:43:51 +0000

Also the sperm.

Cocktail of chemical pollutants linked to falling sperm quality in research

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/10/cocktail-of-chemical-pollutants-linked-to-falling-sperm-quality-in-research

Study demonstrates rapid decline in male dog fertility, with potential link to environmental contaminants

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160809095138.htm

By: Ezra

Ezra — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:09:08 +0000

Super-size was a big mistake. Once one fast food place began to serve, they all began to serve. Then the goal was to come up with even greater amounts of super-size and of course the response was everyone then followed suit.

By: Michael van der Riet

Michael van der Riet — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:24:53 +0000

Although this is couched in scholarly language, the usual scientific approach is an abstract of findings up front followed by the heavy lifting. I’m on Part V and they’re still being coy about naming the suspects. I’m a Rachel Carson fan, but Silent Spring contained some deviations from the truth and is not a credibly cited source. It’s a very cool hypothesis, until you see the number of morbidly obese people totally stuffing their faces full of junk. When I’ve overdone the calories, I see the effect in terms of belt notches within a couple of days. So I’m a skeptic, until further studies are in.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:32:11 +0000

They look at per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as one potential culprit.

By: Glyndwr Michael

Glyndwr Michael — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:08:06 +0000

Plastics?

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:02:24 +0000

The explanation for Mystery 6 might clarify their point:

Lab rats gain more weight from human foods than they do from rat chow with similar nutritional properties because obesity doesn’t come from fat or carbohydrate content, but from contaminants in the food, and human food has more contaminants than the rat chow does, likely from packaging and processing.

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 16:07:27 +0000

(6) and (8) seem contradictory.