Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Childhood Obesity
Yes, we hate plastics! Not only is this evil material bad for our environment, over and over again the news reports the negative effects of plastic chemicals on our children’s health. From BPA to phthalates, plastics are to blame for a slew of health problems.
Now, a long term study of girls living in Harlem has linked exposure to the chemicals in plastics to childhood obesity.
Yes, plastics make kids fat, well at least there is a correlation.
Researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center discovered that when phthalates are absorbed into the body and act as endocrine disruptors, obesity levels rise in mice. The East Harlem study is the first one to link endocrine disruptors ro human obesity. Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, a professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai, explains:
