Pelz says obesogens in food ‘reprogramme’ stem cells, citing UK impacts

What was said

"What they do is they literally those chemicals go into stem cells and they reprogram those stem cells to actually make fat cells. And one of the places we're seeing this is in the UK right now because kids have low have lots of stem cells and as we get older we have less."

Pelz argues that ‘obesogens’—including plastics such as BPA, pesticides, and additives—can drive fat gain by altering stem-cell development. She claims this is visible “in the UK right now”, alleging children’s stem cells are making fat rather than bone, contributing to kids becoming “shorter than ever before” and “bigger than ever before”.