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As we conclude the podcast, we reflect on the process of creating it and everything we learned along the way. Thank you for listening, and we hope you learned something new. We sure did!

Prevention is the key pillar of public health. After everything we've learned about EDCs, it can seem almost impossible to limit our exposure to them in everyday life. But several experts are here to show us that small steps can be taken to protect ourselves. The more we know about EDCs and the importance of limiting exposure, the more we can push for systemic change as well.

The future of the field of EDC research is bright, full of innovation and passion for finding solutions. Two of the young scientists leading the way in this field discuss developments to cleaning up EDCs from the environment and improving the study of risks these chemicals pose, illustrating the hope there is for things to get better. 

Females. Girls. Chicas. Sheilas. However you want to refer to them, women have made remarkable contributions to the field of EDCs. In this episode of A Daily Dose, we take a step away from the science and four special guests share with us their experiences as being women in this field of science, as well as their concerns that female-centered research is understudied.

The effects of EDCs – diseases, loss of IQ, behavioral changes – all add up. Dr. Leonardo Trasande has actually calculated that very cost, and it’s staggering. He joins us to describe just how much EDCs contribute to global health costs and where the brunt of the burden of these costs lies.

Could EDCs be a risk factor for Type II diabetes? We delve into the meaning of the term “diabetogens” in this episode featuring Dr. Angel Nadal, who has found BPA can disrupt pancreatic cell function – leading to a greater risk for developing diabetes.