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This Common Chemical Found In Homes Linked To More Than 350,000 Heart Disease Deaths
Phthalates are chemicals that make plastics more flexible and are also used in personal care products like lotions, shampoos, and perfumes to retain fragrances.
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Lotions, Sunscreens Linked To Hormonal Disruptions In Children, Study Finds
A new study links personal care products like lotions and hair conditioners to elevated levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called phthalates in young children.
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Eating Out Today? Watch Out For Harmful Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates In Your Food
Adolescents who frequently ate at fast-food outlets while out with their friends had 55% higher levels of phthalatesthan their peers eating at home.
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Love Mac and Cheese? But What About the Sprinkling of Harmful Chemicals in it?
Phthalates are capable of disrupting the hormonal balance and cause fertility issues in both men and women.
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Harmful Chemicals and Plastic Matter in Food Linked to Risk of Chronic Diseases in Men
Experts noted that the presence of such chemicals in the body was mainly due to consuming foods contained in plastics.
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Exposure to common chemicals affects thyroid function
Chemicals called phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA) that are found in solvents, plastics and numerous household products may alter levels of thyroid hormones in the body. Thyroid hormones play a role in many critical bodily functions, including reproduction and metabolism.
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Plasticizers and boys' breast enlargement
Researchers from Turkey found higher blood levels of the most commonly used plasticizer, DEHP, in a group of boys with abnormal enlargement of the breasts - a common condition seen in up to 65 percent of adolescent boys called pubertal gynaecomastia.
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This Common Chemical Found In Homes Linked To More Than 350,000 Heart Disease Deaths
Phthalates are chemicals that make plastics more flexible and are also used in personal care products like lotions, shampoos, and perfumes to retain fragrances.
-
Lotions, Sunscreens Linked To Hormonal Disruptions In Children, Study Finds
A new study links personal care products like lotions and hair conditioners to elevated levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called phthalates in young children.
-
Eating Out Today? Watch Out For Harmful Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates In Your Food
Adolescents who frequently ate at fast-food outlets while out with their friends had 55% higher levels of phthalatesthan their peers eating at home.
-
Love Mac and Cheese? But What About the Sprinkling of Harmful Chemicals in it?
Phthalates are capable of disrupting the hormonal balance and cause fertility issues in both men and women.
-
Harmful Chemicals and Plastic Matter in Food Linked to Risk of Chronic Diseases in Men
Experts noted that the presence of such chemicals in the body was mainly due to consuming foods contained in plastics.
-
Exposure to common chemicals affects thyroid function
Chemicals called phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA) that are found in solvents, plastics and numerous household products may alter levels of thyroid hormones in the body. Thyroid hormones play a role in many critical bodily functions, including reproduction and metabolism.
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Plasticizers and boys' breast enlargement
Researchers from Turkey found higher blood levels of the most commonly used plasticizer, DEHP, in a group of boys with abnormal enlargement of the breasts - a common condition seen in up to 65 percent of adolescent boys called pubertal gynaecomastia.
