Chemical exposure linked to rising diabetes, obesity risk

[L. Coyote]

Source: ScienceDaily via The Endocrine Society

Chemical exposure linked to rising diabetes, obesity risk
Endocrine Society releases scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Summary:
Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to two of the biggest public health threats facing society -- diabetes and obesity. EDCs contribute to health problems by mimicking, blocking or otherwise interfering with the body's natural hormones. By hijacking the body's chemical messengers, EDCs can alter the way cells develop and grow. Known EDCs include bisphenol A (BPA) found in food can linings and cash register receipts, phthalates found in plastics and cosmetics, flame retardants and pesticides. The chemicals are so common that nearly every person on Earth has been exposed to one or more.

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Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to two of the biggest public health threats facing society -- diabetes and obesity, according to the executive summary of an upcoming Scientific Statement issued today by the Endocrine Society.

The statement's release comes as Society experts are addressing a global meeting, the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4), in Geneva, Switzerland, on the importance of using scientific approaches to limit health risks of EDC exposure.

The statement builds upon the Society's groundbreaking 2009 report, which examined the state of scientific evidence on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and the risks posed to human health. ..........

Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150928124400.htm

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Boycott bisphenol A.

[GeoWilliam750]

1. Thank you for posting this

Always so nice to know that major corporations in America are SOOOOO interested in the health of Americans (sarcasm)

[greymattermom]

2. I did some research on this issue, published this year.

Suggesting that migraine is also linked to BPA exposure. Just FYI.

[Sanity Claws]

4. I'd love to see more on this

I developed migraines in the 90s. I wondered whether chemical exposure was the reason.

[L. Coyote]

7. Do you cook with a gas stove? Carbon monoxide and gas combustion bi-products mimic

migraines. I cured my partner's migraines after we moved in together by making sure the fan was on and turned up adequately when cooking.

Also, get the free utility company testing for gas leaks if you have gas lines anywhere in your home. We found four leaks so slight they went undetected without their special sniffer.

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. You can also be allergic to the odorant they add

to natural gas.

[appalachiablue]

3. K & R. Thanks for this impt. info. I've read of the dangers of these chems that are everywhere.

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"Plastic Planet" 2011 documentary by Werner Boote on the hazards of plastic materials and their chemical ingredients that are associated with endocrine problems, cancers, infertility in men and women and more. An excellent film available online and on the FSTV (Free Speech TV) Channel on Dish and Direct TV.

*In one part of the film a family tries to remove the plastic stuff in their home- what's here, not hoarders or a yard sale.

[yeoman6987]

6. As a whole we were lied to

Paper bags were a horrible idea according to those in charge in the 80's. And steel was horrible too. So now everything is plastic.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. ty for that info....I just put it on my Netflix Q.

[appalachiablue]

15. The young German producer Werner Boote is the grandson of a pioneer plastics specialist.

There's some scary stuff in the film but just listen and learn and do what you can to try to reduce plastics and other toxins that we live with every day. Take it one step at a time, at least I found that helpful.

Our parents and grandparents lived w/o this junk! and used items made from natural materials like ceramic ware and bowls, glassware, wooden utensils and cutting boards, cast iron or enamel cookware, Not 'stick free coated' pans, and natural fabrics if possible. And chem free household and personal products like milled soap, good old ammonia and vinegar.
Other good resources:

- Rodale Press
- Safer chemicals, healthy families
- Food and Water Watch
- Yes! Magazine out of Seattle
- Jamie Redford, Bob's son made a film on flame retardant chems in fabrics, bedding, sofas, kids pajamas 2 yrs. ago.

[NutmegYankee]

5. I've been reading some fascinating studies on epigenetics trends about this.

[font size="5"]The Case for Inheritance of Epigenetic Changes in Chromosomes
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Harmful chemicals, stress and other influences can permanently alter which genes are turned on without changing any of the genes' code. Now, it appears, some of these “epigenetic” changes are passed down to—and may cause disease in— future generations
By Michael K. Skinner

When my kids were born, about 30 years ago, i knew they had inherited about half their DNA from me. At the time, the transfer of DNA from sperm or egg to an embryo was thought to be the only way that heritable information could flow from parents to children, at least in humans and other mammals.

Of course, I understood that DNA is not destiny. Yes, many characteristics of a child may be written into his or her DNA and specifically into protein-coding genes—the sequences of DNA code that dictate the shapes and functions of proteins, the workhorses of the cell. But nurture matters, too. Many of the contingencies of life—what we eat, what pollutants are in our environment, how often we are stressed—affect how the genes operate. Social and environmental influences are often invoked, for instance, to explain why identical twins can end up with different diseases despite having highly similar complements of genes.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-case-for-inheritance-of-epigenetic-changes-in-chromosomes/

In some mice they managed to pass down disease through 5 generations.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

20. This is what I keep saying

very important info

[Baitball Blogger]

8. My sales receipts are killing me!

I'm a sales receipt hoarder! No more!

[840high]

10. I used to be a hoarder.

[eggplant]

11. Particularly exposure to HFCS. n/t

[SoapBox]

12. We're doomed.

A big thanks to Corporate America.

[Bozvotros]

14. Groundbreaking study?

It was 2009. Isn't something supposed to happen after groundbreaking? Are we just going to wait until we're all chubby diabetics? Because if we are I'm going to buy some stock in an insulin manufacturer.

[blackspade]

16. I'm sure that the 'junk' and 'bad' science crowd should be here soon....

to tell us that we are climate change deniers and anti-vaxers.

[restorefreedom]

19. yup. i'll put on some more

[blackspade]

25. :D

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. I read that avoiding BPA isn't enough

The things they instead of BPA are as bad or worse. It's better to just avoid plastic containers for anything you eat or drink, if at all possible.

[appalachiablue]

21. Correct, they just use another nasty chem until someone catches it. Best to use china plates,

or wooden bowls!, steel utensils etc. And lose the 'germ killing' antiseptic, antibiotic coated plastic shower curtains, hand soaps, dish soaps, toothpaste, mouthwash, sneakers, bandaides, kids backpacks and all of it.

Johnson & Johnson had to pull their Baby Shampoo a couple years ago when consumers learned it had triclosan in it, a pesticide also in Colgate Total and other personal products. It's insanity, no wonder people have so many aliments and sickness.

[Mosby]

22. BPA was removed from printer paper years ago.

[flamingdem]

23. Get off the cans

I feel better since I did that - no more Bisphenol for moi.