Endocrine disruptors: How hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday products can affect your thyroid and health

"Hormone hackers": ultra-processed foods, foods heated in plastic containers, and foods containing synthetic fragrances negatively interfere with our body’s delicate hormonal balance and can impair the functioning of the gland, that regulates metabolism, energy expenditure, body temperature, neurological development, and various cardiovascular functions. Archive/Envato , FAL

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.

From a biological standpoint, they act as true “hackers” of the hormonal system.