The current study found that grain-based items and fast foods containing meat were linked with greater increases in phthalate levels. This study shows that fast food may be an especially important source of phthalate exposure, said Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program. The study looked at two phthalates, but the CDC survey included measurements for about 10 phthalates in total, and some of them could also have been higher in people who eat a lot of fast food, Zota said.
Key Takeaways:
- A new study finds that those fast food drive-thru hamburgers and take-out pizzas could increase your exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals called phthalates.
- The data were collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2003 and 2010 as part of nationwide surveys on health and nutrition that included more than 8,877 children and adults.
- The researchers did not find a link between fast food consumption and another endocrine disruptor called bisphenol-A, or BPA, which has infamously been linked with early puberty and problems in brain development.
“The researchers did not find a link between fast food consumption and another endocrine disruptor called bisphenol-A, or BPA, which has infamously been linked with early puberty and problems in brain development.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/health/fast-food-phthalates-endocrine-disruptors/index.html