Study: BPA exposure linked to asthma in children
The list of products containing bisphenol A is pretty long: it coats the inside of the food cans; it can be found in certain plastic containers; it is sometimes found on cash register receipts. And the list of maladies linked to the chemical is growing longer.
The latest study, by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, suggests a possible connection between BPA detected in urine samples of children and later problems with breathing.
A group of 568 mothers and their children had urine samples taken – the mothers during the third trimester of pregnancy and the children at different intervals after they were born. The samples were then tested for BPA. Researchers found what can, at best, be described as a group of positive associations (not cause and effect) between BPA and breathing problems.
A child’s chances of suffering with asthma were increased if BPA was detected in their urine samples at ages 3, 5 and 7. In addition, when BPA was measured in urine at age 3, the chances of wheezing by ages 5 and 6 were increased. Same thing for 7-year-olds: BPA meant later problems with wheezing.
http://wtvr.com/2013/03/01/study-bpa-exposure-linked-to-asthma-in-children/
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