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Phthalates found in obese children
Researchers found children in New York's East Harlem are three times more likely than other children in the United States to be overweight.
The study determined neighborhood characteristics -- including availability of convenience foods -- likely play a strong role in the number of obese children. Eighty percent of the children in the study reported purchasing food items from convenience stores at least one time per week, the hospital said in a report released Thursday.
High levels of phthalates and Bisphenol A found in the children's urine may play a role in obesity by disrupting hormones that regulate growth and development, researchers said. Higher levels of three endocrine disruptors -- 2,5 DCP, MBP and MEHHP -- were also found.
The levels of DCP, formed in the body from the chemical DCB, were three to 10 times higher than those found in a national sample of children the same age, the report said. The chemical is common in mothballs, room deodorizers and toilet bowl deodorizer cakes.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 04/18/2009
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