M6.7: Obesogens

Currently, in a farm near Concord, CA in season and locally grown are kiwis, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, oranges, tangerines, broccoli, celery, and sweet potatoes are some fruits and vegetables. Seasonal menus for hospitals is a wonderful idea. Bringing seasonal fruits and vegetables in hospital menus, and incorporating cooking demonstrations with them would be a great way to save the planet, reduce harmful exposure to the crops, and encourage patients to cook meals with locally grown foods. This also makes the food at the hospital much healthier than the reputation makes it out to be. 

Here is the Bay Area Harvest Calendar for Northern California. 

I have not heard of obesogens before reading this article. I do agree that various forms of obesogens do exist and should be taken more seriously by the media and educating. One of the most familiar obesogens is cigarette smoke exposure while in utero. I think this type of article is important to read no matter what age group because it may give one information that is useful in the future. 

After reading about DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic estrogen given to pregnant women, and its association with obesity. It was prescribed during pregnancy in 1941-1971. DES was used as an animal growth promoter for years. With this study, it shows that DES exposure is associated with a small increase in adult obesity. 

Resource: 

Hatch, E. E., Troisi, R., Palmer, J.R., WIse, L.A., Titus, L., Strohsnitter, W.C... Hoover, R.N. (2015). Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and risk of obesity in adult women. J Dev Orig Health Dis, 6(3), 201-2017.