Source: John Murawski, NEWS & OBSERVER, 6/20/18


Duke University scientists are known for research that raises concerns about the safety of fracking. Their newest, out Thursday, hits at one of Americans' greatest obsessions: weight gain. The study by a pair of researchers at Duke's Nicholas School for the Environment and a professor at the University of Missouri says that exposure to industrial chemicals used in fracking over-stimulates the growth of fat cells.

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