Identification of pharmaceuticals and environmental contaminants as obesogens inducing a locomotion-independent thrifty phenotype.

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Obesity is a global pandemic that affects people of all ages. While behavioral, nutritional, and socioeconomic factors all contribute to weight gain, other factors in our immediate environment play an insidious role in the prevalence of obesity. Exposure to environmental and pharmaceutical compounds can be a contributing factor to increased weight gain. Using the zebrafish obesogenic test, our study demonstrates...

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