Low Level Exposure to Pesticides May Be Most Harmful, New Study Finds

March 24th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Baby with bottle

Campbell’s Soup’s recent move to discontinue use of the controversial chemical BPA (bisphenol-A) in its soup cans shed more light on the growing concern over hormone-disrupting chemicals found in a wide variety of household products. And the hotly debated issue shows no sign of slowing down as a new scientific paper published in the journal Endocrine Reviews suggests that even very low levels of exposure to these toxins have profoundly adverse effects on human health.

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New Study Reveals 30 Pesticides Disrupt Male Hormones

February 17th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

30 out of 37 common pesticides linked to male hormone disruption

A peer-reviewed British study published in the current issue of the scientific journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, revealed that 30 out of 37 of the most common pesticides block or mimic male hormones.

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