Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids

Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay News
June 25, 2012

It’s hard to imagine a pacifier or a rubber ducky making your child fat.

But new research suggests that chemicals called phthalates, which are found in the plastics that pacifiers and toys are typically made of, may be linked to higher rates of obesity in children.

The chemical, called di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), is suspected of being able to alter biological functions involved in fat metabolism. In the study, children with the highest DEHP levels had nearly five times the chance of being obese compared with those who had the lowest DEHP levels.

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This article was posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 at 8:45 am

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