But a new study suggests that there's another reason to eat at home more often: phthalates. It included 10,253 people who were asked about their dining habits over the past 24 hours and who provided urine samples to evaluate phthalate levels in the body. This is not the first time phthalate levels have been linked to food sources. "We first used this methodology to focus on fast food and found some striking associations between recent fast food consumption and phthalate exposure," Zota said. Changing your eating habits and consuming more home-cooked meals could therefore have almost immediate health benefits, according to Zota.

Source: CNN March 29, 2018 20:36 UTC