BPA is in the news again, this time linking it to young girls.
BPA, a chemical used widely in plastic bottles, metal cans and other consumer products could be linked to behavioural and emotional problems in toddler girls, according to a U.S. government-funded study published online in the journal, Pediatrics.
Mothers with high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine were more likely to report that their children were hyperactive, aggressive, anxious, depressed and less in control of their emotions than mothers with low levels of the chemical.
“While several studies have linked BPA to behavioral problems in children, this report is the first to suggest that a young girl’s emotional well-being is linked to her mother’s exposure during pregnancy rather than the child’s exposure after birth,” wrote Dina ElBoghdady in an article on the study.
“Girls were more sensitive to the chemical in the womb than boys, maybe because BPA mimics the female hormone estrogen, which is thought to play a role in behavioral development.”
The study tracked 224 moms in the Cincinnati area and their three-year-olds. The results add to growing research that suggests exposure to BPA poses health risks in humans.
While the federal government has long maintained that low doses of BPA are safe, the Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies are taking a closer look and investing in more research about the chemical’s health effects.
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It’s indeed true. I have knew it long before for my mom told me so about it. She was a researcher and she had mentioned that 90% of the possibility is accurate. So, I guess it’s all true.