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CHEMICALS found in food packaging could contribute to WEIGHT GAIN, a shocking study has revealed.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plasticisers in food packaging may mess with hormones and lead to weight gain</td></tr>
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Exposure to chemicals found in food packaging could be messing with hormones and triggering weight problems even in "low concentrations", warn scientists.</div>
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Phthalates - chemicals that make plastic more flexible - may get into food and become ingested.</div>
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Found in food packaging, they are most commonly transferred from containers of fatty products like cheese and sausages but can also get in to our bodies through the skin.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packaging containing fatty foods, like sausages, may be worse type of food container</td></tr>
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When such "plasticisers" enter someone’s body, it may have knock on effects for a person’s hormones.</div>
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The researchers warned exposure to phthalates - which can also be found in vinyl flooring and tablecloths - may alter metabolic processes.</div>
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Metabolic processes affect the rate at which you burn energy, therefore calories - as a consequence any disruption may cause weight gain.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exposure to phthalates may alter metabolic processes</td></tr>
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Dr Martin von Bergen, from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany said: “It is evident that phthalates seriously interfere with the hormone balance.</div>
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“The give rise to significant changes, e.g. weight gain, even in low concentrations.”</div>
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The researchers determined that the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the blood increased and the glucose metabolism was disrupted under the influence of phthalates. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Researchers plan to explore this exciting link even further to establish the full impact </td></tr>
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The composition of receptors in the blood also changed. These receptors are important for general metabolism and may cause it to develop.</div>
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The study’s authors said as there’s no conclusive clarification on how the chemical impacts metabolism and encourages weight gain, they will continue to research the link and evaluate findings.</div>
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The research was published in the PLOS one journal.</div>
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