Common Chemicals Harmful To Children's Brain Development

[DemMomma4Sanders]

Source: Parent Herald

The authors of the study said that these common chemicals are harming the brain development of children from the fetus stage and continuing to later years, according to AFP News as posted in Yahoo News. "The human brain develops over a very long period of time, starting in gestation and continuing during childhood and even into early adulthood," Schantz was quoted as saying.

Two chemicals, PBDEs and phthalates, reportedly disrupt the function of the thyroid hormone. This hormone is necessary for healthy brain development in children. There have been studies that some phthalates are associated with deficit in attention, lower IQ and disorderly conduct in children.

Government Action On Chemicals

According to a report from UPI, the authors question the government's method for evaluating scientific evidence about contamination of the environment. The authors have suggested that there needs to be a new framework in evaluating the danger posed by chemicals.

Schantz, a comparative biosciences professor at the University of Illinois, reportedly said that there is no current information on the effect of most chemicals to the brain development of children. "They just haven't been studied. And if it looks like something is a risk, we feel policymakers should be willing to make a decision that this or that chemical could be a bad actor and we need to stop its production or limit its use."


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[forest444]

1. The best single thing you can do to limit exposure to such chemicals,

is to refrain from using the microwave for anything your little ones might eat (and ideally, for yourself as well).

Thanks for posting this!

[Chemisse]

2. Wouldn't that be limited to using plastic containers in the microwave?

The microwaves themselves do not harm the food.

[Nitram]

3. My understanding is that heating plastic facilitates the release of harmful chemicals.

The microwaves are not to blame, but plastic containers are commonly used when heating stuff up or cooking it in a microwave oven because you can't use metal.

[MADem]

7. So you use glass- ... !

They've been making Pyrex for decades, now--it's just the thing.

http://www.target.com/p/pyrex-18-piece-storage-set/-/A-14055748?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Kitchen%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Kitchen&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=1018095&gclid=CISU1YKt2s0CFQlahgodtRwOMQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

No need to be a Luddite--just don't cook stuff in plastic.

[Nitram]

8. That's what we used to do.

Back when we still hd a microwave.

[MADem]

9. Microwaves are great time-savers.

They're wonderful tools for people with busy lives.

In the summertime, too, they keep the heat outta the kitchen, and that's always a plus.

[Nitram]

10. I suppose. Our lives are busy, but we manage quite well without one.

We prefer the extra counter space.

[7962]

11. Thank goodness. I microwave oatmeal every day, but in a glass bowl.

I thought microwaving was safe, but hell who knows anymore? We get told to DO something, then 2 yrs later NO! Dont do it! Remember Vitamin E?

[MADem]

15. Microwaving is safe--it's just that some plastics release gases when heated.

Glass or microwave-safe ceramics are the way to go !

[Moliere]

13. You also shouldn't put plastic in the dishwasher

The heat from the drying cycle causes the plasticizers to spread and contaminate your supposedly clean dishes

[KT2000]

4. there is environmental health research

that has been telling us this for decades now. The problem is that the research does not pass to mainstream medical institutions - by design.
The first 90 days of fetal development are the most crucial.
Industry has fought off testing for hormone disrupting chemicals for decades and they are getting away with it even though it is known that these chemical can affect brain development and other systems.

[villager]

5. Why do these children's brains hate science!!? nt.

[splat]

6. Amazing today's young adults are still alive (sarcasm)

Next they'll tell us that fighting these evils boosts your immune system.

[Chemisse]

14. Actually, today's kids are ridden with learning problems and other neurological handicaps.

Blaming teachers and schools is easy, keeps the attention away from industrial chemicals, and has the added benefit of attacking unions.

[chapdrum]

12. So when these chemicals are identified,

they're bound to be removed from future applications.