When people often come to the term 'obesity' it reluctantly strikes the human mind to think of humans being overweight. Well nowadays, it's not humans that are increasingly getting obese in today's society, but animals. Yes, animals, as in cats, dogs, one study in Baltimore even found out that rats were getting bigger and plumper. What is the cause of this exactly? The cliche answer would be the consumption of too much food or not enough exercise but scientists are now discovering that it potentially could be the chemicals absorbed in our air, soil and water. A Stirling University scientist who studies chemical effects and interactions with animals, reported that some ingredients in insecticides make mice less active physically and for humans, chemicals in plastics may alter human metabolism. These interesting studies show that obesity is much more complex rather than just being a 'couch potato'.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/13/newser-animal-obesity/2975343/
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