[ExI] nutrition - phthlates

William Flynn Wallace foozler83 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 15:32:04 UTC 2016


Or maybe it's phthlates:

In the past few years, researchers have linked phthalates to asthma
<http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/17/health-asthma-plastic-pregnancy-children-home-phthalates>,
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, breast cancer, obesity and type
II diabetes, low IQ
<http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/10/phthalates-damage-childrens-iqs-womb-plastic-chemicals>,
neurodevelopmental issues, behavioral issues, autism spectrum disorders,
altered reproductive development and male fertility issues.
Here's the link to the whole article:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/10/phthalates-plastics-chemicals-research-analysis

So. to add to our list of possible culprits, Gov., science, Big Food, we
need to add Big Chem.  They fight every bill to restrict, test, get rid of
some chemicals we find in our diets without any FDA approval needed because
they are not foods (I am supposing this - I don't really know if this is
true).  They may leak into our foods from packaging, from the plastic tubes
used in dairies (in the article above).

We can blame the gov. for one thing for sure:  not enough studies are
funded that test what goes into our food and drink.

bill w
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