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Showing posts with label phthalates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phthalates. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Increased phthalates found in fast food consumers


  1. They looked at BPA and urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (ΣDEHPm) and diisononyl phthalate (DiNPm) among 8877 subjects of the US population.
  2. Participants with high consumption  had 23.8% and 39.0%  higher levels of ΣDEHPm and DiNPm than participants with lower fast food exposure. No correlation with BPA. 
  3. Phthalates can enter the body though inhalation, through the skin, or through contaminated food or water. 
  4. Data used was from the 2003-2010 NHANES from the CDC.
Source
Zota, Ami R., Cassandra A. Phillips, and Susanna D. Mitro. Recent Fast Food Consumption and Bisphenol A and Phthalates Exposures among the U.S. Population in NHANES, 2003–2010. Environmental Health Perspectives. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510803. Advance Publication: 13 April 2016. Link to PDF.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

EWGs database on polluted cosmetics, perfumes, toothpaste

EWG has a Skin Deep database with scores on how safe projects are. The scores are risk scores, so the lower the score, the lower the risk.

Parabens and phthalates are just some of the toxins that are in cosmetics. Parabens are considered endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) but not all are dangerous. Look at the ratings of parabens here.

Some brands of lip balm with a high risk include Revlon, Carmex (several), Lipsmaker, Bliss, Neutragena, Maybelline, Nivea and more.

If you go to Revlon Moon Drops you can see each ingredient and its score, and why its dangerous.