Childhood Obesity Tied to Plastics
April 20th, 2009
A long term study of girls in East Harlem, New York is showing that some of the chemicals used in plastics could be linked to obesity. Childhood obesity rates continue to rise in the US. The chemical in question is phthalates. This phthalates can be endocrine disruptors affecting the metobolism rates in children. The heaviest girls in this study had the heaviest levels of phthalates. Nail polish and cosmetics are major phthalate products.
