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Comment by Vanya Wright (vanya-wright) on A Contamination Theory of the Obesity Epidemic · 2022-12-30T22:19:01.951Z · LW · GW

There are studies, and studies of studies, showing that exposure to various PFAS chemicals are positively correlated with weight gain. I really think PFAS is the culprit. The extent that many municipal water systems are contaminated with PFAS has only recently been coming to light. People have been taking in a lot more PFAS contamination than they realize.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723340/