US SCIENTISTS WARN OF NEW PHTHALATES HEALTH RISK
March 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIEPHTHALATES, a common chemical found in everything from toys to soap, have been linked to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in men by the University of Rochester Medical Center, USA. There were already concerns that the chemical caused reproduction problems, but now Rochester lead researcher Dr Richard Stahlhut has concluded low-dose exposures to phthalates reduce testosterone in men, boosting obesity rates and related disorders, such as type 2 diabetes.His New York state-based team examined blood and urine samples culled by America's ...
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