Sentences with phrase «like oestrogen»

But pollution also covers hundreds of chemicals which are fine or even beneficial at low levels but which if released in large quantities or in problematic circumstances cause «harm» — like phosphorus (grows your veges but also leads to toxic cyanobacterial blooms which kill cattle), nitrogen (grows crops kills many native species of plants and promotes weed growth costing farmers), copper (used as an oxygen carrier by gastropods but in high concentrations kills the life in sediments which feed fish), hormones like oestrogen (essential for regulating bodies but in high concentrations confuse reproductive cycles especially with marine life) or maybe molasses from a sugar mill (good for rum but when dumped into east coast estuaries used to cause oxygen sag in estuaries leading to massive fish kills).

The BIG problem with BPA is that it has been found to be a known source of synthetic hormones like oestrogen, and that plastics containing it can break down easily, especially when they are washed, heated or stressed in any way, allowing the chemical to leach into the food or water it is in contact with allowing it to enter the human body.

Environmental factors like oestrogen mimicking molecules can also deteriorate their quality,» says Barratt.

Not exact matches

HUMANS aren't the only primate to risk the reproductive repercussions of a diet rich in oestrogen - like compounds.

To date, some 15 oestrogen - like chemicals derived from plants have been discovered in human urine.

Risk factors for developing breast cancer include: being childless or delaying childbearing until aged over 30, starting periods early, using hormone replacement therapy, being exposed to oestrogen - like chemicals, and drinking one or more units of alcohol daily.

Some industrial chemicals, such as bisphenol A, mimic oestrogen, but little is known about how the effects of different oestrogen - like chemicals add up in water.

Chemicals that have oestrogen - like activity cause the fish to express the modified gene, making them glow.

To find out, Xueping Chen and colleagues at Vitargent, a biotechnology company in Hong Kong, have created a genetically engineered fish that glows green when it is exposed to oestrogen - like chemicals.

FOR people worried about the feminising effect of oestrogen - like chemicals in the water there is now a modern - day equivalent of the canary in the coal mine: a genetically modified fish in a bowl.

In addition to a range of antibodies, Abcam offers over 4,000 pharmacological tools covering receptor agonists and antagonists, like Tamoxifen Citrate and oestrogen receptor, which is also used in the control of gene expression.

Dr McGill recommends steering clear of high oestrogen foods like chicken and soy products at PMS time.

Reduce the amount of food you're consuming that comes wrapped in plastic, because certain plastics (particularly the soft, bendy ones) leach oestrogen - like mimicker molecules (xenoestrogens) into our bodies that play havoc with our hormonal balance

Interesting point, I know oestrogen / progesterone hormones are involved with fat storage — very low body fat in female athletes can lead to a cessation of their cycles, equally though obesity affects reproductive cycles too, seems like this is probably a «Goldilocks» one, it needs to be «just right»!

BPA can mimic hormones like adrenaline and testosterone as well as oestrogen and because minuscule amounts of these powerful hormones can cause major biological changes, imagine for one moment what your body does when it is bombarded with plastics containing BPA every day!

The foods that are known to be rich in oestrogen - like sterols are: whole grains, seeds, soybeans, beans, peanuts, coconut, most nuts and seeds, beets, Brussels sprouts, carrots, corn, okra, radish greens, beans, barley and pea sprouts, yams, apples, cherries, figs, olives, plums, strawberries and herbs like alfalfa, anise seed, garlic, liquorice root, oregano, parsley, and sage.

We are constantly exposed to oestrogen - like compounds such as plastics, pesticides and parabens.

Plastic contains oestrogen - like substances which may survive rendering and lower sperm count in male animals.