Parents could be putting their children at risk by using baby bottles made with ‘gender-bending’ chemicals, a charity has warned.

Bisphenol A mimics the female hormone oestrogen, and is understood to cause the early onset of puberty, low sperm counts, breast cancer and obesity.

It can pass from clear plastics into milk, water and juice – particularly when containers are heated.

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The Duchess of York says she wants to come back to Britain to become a campaigner for healthy eating after spending 12 years living mostly in the United States.

Sarah Ferguson, aka Fergie and the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, is appearing in a new TV documentary where she gives advice on battling obesity to a family living on benefits in Hull.

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A Japanese company is developing a vending machine that counts wrinkles and skin sags to check a smoker’s age.

It plans to use face recognition technology to prevent anyone under the legal age of 20 buying cigarettes.

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