Xenoestrogens are compounds that resemble oestrogen in the body and can be found in pesticides, some chemicals and plastics.  They have been associated with hormone imbalance.  To avoid them, reduce:

- intensively reared chickens which may be hormone fed.

- non-organic foods, grown with pesticides.

- hot fatty food stored in soft plastic, especially cling film.  These plastics leach some of their oestrogen-like substances into foods high in fat, especially if the food is hot.

As much as possible, reduce exposure of soft, acidic, or fatty foods to soft plastics.  e.g. do not wrap cheese in cling film.  Drinks from bottles are better than drinks from cartons lined with soft plastics.   These plastics (containing oestrogen similar substances) can get absorbed into the foods and disrupt the hormones in the body over time.