{
  "id": 1754373,
  "title": "How hormone‑disrupting chemicals in everyday products can affect your thyroid and health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-in-everyday-products-can-affect-your",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hormonedisrupting-chemicals-everyday-products-affect.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Endocrine disruptors are compounds capable of altering the production, transport, metabolism or action of hormones. They are found in various everyday products, such as plastic containers, the inner linings of cans, food packaging, some cosmetics and synthetic fabrics, among others.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}