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Comment
. 2018 Feb 22;126(2):024003.
doi: 10.1289/EHP2545.

DDT and Obesity in Humans: Exploring the Evidence in a New Way

Julia R Barrett
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DDT and Obesity in Humans: Exploring the Evidence in a New Way

Julia R Barrett. Environ Health Perspect. .
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Archival photograph of Marines applying pesticides to clothing during World War II
U.S. Marines dust their clothing with DDT shortly before landing on Iwo Jima in February 1945. For several decades DDT was widely used to fight mosquitoes. Although the insecticide has been largely banned around the world, it is still used in some Asian and African countries to control malaria. Image: U.S. National Archives.
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