Peanut Butter ‘n’ Hexabromocyclododecane? Flame Retardants Found in FoodJune 7th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A study published in the recent issue of Environmental Health Perspectives makes a startling discovery in samples of peanut butter, cold cuts and other fatty foods collected from the Dallas, Texas area: they all contain traces of a toxic flame retardant. Read More:Peanut Butter ‘n’ Hexabromocyclododecane? Flame Retardants Found in FoodBanned DDT Still a Health Risk, Linked to Vitamin D DeficienciesFebruary 7th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
New research links exposure to common pesticides with compromised vitamin D levels that can cause deficiencies and disease, according to a study published in a recent issue of the journal PLoS One. Read More:Banned DDT Still a Health Risk, Linked to Vitamin D DeficienciesDDT Exposure May Influence Obesity in Young WomenMarch 25th, 2009 - Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
Despite not being used for decades, DDT byproducts still exist in the environment, especially in marine animals like fish, and now a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine links DDE, a breakdown of DDT, with obesity in young women. The research, involving the offspring of 259 pregnant women living along and eating fish from Lake Michigan, discovered the group with intermediate levels of DDE gained an average of 13 pounds of excess weight and the group with the highest exposure of DDE gained more than 20 extra pounds. Study participants were taken from a larger research sample first recruited in the 1970s with scientists approaching the daughters of these women in 2000. Experts also examined the correlation between PCBs, a chemical used in flame retardants and hydraulic fluids, and obesity, but no link was found. Via ScienceDaily. Read More:DDT Exposure May Influence Obesity in Young Women |
