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It turns out that many unsavory chemicals may be present in your house dust, including phthalates, flame retardants, stain removers and plasticizers. Dust is essentially the accumulation of dead skin cells, dirt from the outside and other furniture residues, cleaning products, kitchen utensils, etc. This latest study focuses on endocrine disruptors of dust, especially things like plastics, tin cans, toys and detergents.
This is not the first time that science concludes that staples could cause weight gain. Last year, another study from the European Society of Endocrinology revealed that house dust was one of the most common sources of a clbad of chemicals known as of obesogens, which, as their name indicates, interfere with the way our body stores and transforms fat.
This new Duke study adds an extra layer to ongoing dust research, as it shows that even very low concentrations of chemicals in the dust could stimulate fat cell growth. It was found that the harmful effects of dust in the laboratory were 100 micrograms, about 1,000 times less than what children consume daily. (Children are more sensitive to exposure and the study does not address what this could mean for adults.)
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