Health

It seems you can’t open a newspaper these days without seeing an article about childhood obesity or recommendations for getting kids to be more active. But parents may be surprised to learn that while diet and exercise are important factors in a healthy lifestyle, certain chemicals that kids are exposed to every day could also be having an impact on their weight.

Scientists have found that some chemicals known to be endocrine disruptors, meaning substances that can mimic or interfere with hormones, are also "obesogens".

Many Canadian parents were relieved when the government banned the toxic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups. But did you know that BPA continues to be used in Canada in plastics, receipts, and can linings?