obesogen
n.— «One key researcher in the field, Bruce Blumberg of the University of California, Irvine, has even coined a new word for chemicals that can make you fat: Obesogens.» —“Is plastic making us fat?” by Is plastic making us fat? Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Jan. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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