Fetuses are "uniquely vulnerable, particularly for endocrine disruptors," she said.

她还指出，胎儿“在受到内分泌干扰时尤其的脆弱。”

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She wrote: 'Endocrine disruptors may play a significant role in obesity' but 'we are only scratching the surface.'

她写到：“影响内分泌的物质可能会导致体重增加，对此我们的认识还处于表面层次。”

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Low levels of organic pollutants and plastic-derived endocrine disruptors have been measured all over the world, even in areas where they’ve never been used, such as Antarctica.

程度低的有机物污染和因为塑料引起的内分泌干扰在全世界已造成普遍的影响，即使是没有使用这些化学物质的地区，如南极洲都受到影响。

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Remember those frightening stories from last year about the endocrine disruptors in your make-up?

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Zoeller points to fundamental issues with the way endocrine disruptors are studied and the link between independent studies and federal regulators.

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That the world's policymakers need to pay more attention to global warming, AIDS orphans, endocrine disruptors, nuclear proliferation and other very important problems.

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