BPAs Linked to Behavior Problems in Girls
October 7th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in BPAs, Health News
A new study by the University of North Carolina suggests that pregnant women exposed to bisphenol A’s (aka BPAs) are more likely to have hyperactive or aggressive daughters. The urine of 249 pregnant women in Cincinnati was tested for bisphenol A between 16 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, and nearly all of the women were found to have significant levels. According to the study, girls show behavior problems associated with pre- and postnatal BPA exposure by approximately two-years-old.
Further analysis will be needed to see exactly how long these behavior problems continue, but I’ll be sure to let you know when additional information is released. Until then, you can see the full study at Environmental Health Perspectives.
Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
> thanks to SFGate.com!
October 8th, 2009 at 12:43 am
This is quite shocking and scary news. Do you know if the behavior problems last throughout the child’s life or whether they only occur in infancy? And how is it best to prevent BPA’s entering the mother’s system, I know thev are common in most plastics aren’t they?
October 8th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Hi Bobby, The easiest way to avoid BPAs would be to use glass instead of plastic. If you need to use plastics, avoid those with the numbers 3, 6, and 7 inside the recycle symbol. Some liners used in canned foods contain BPAs as well, so I’d suggest typing “bpa” in our search bar found in the right column to learn more from previous posts. I’ve included quite a few links to other resources in older posts which I think you’ll find useful.
~ Dr.MOZ
October 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Wow, your story is something we should consider seriously. It will be very useful and continued research must be done.
October 12th, 2009 at 2:19 am
Thanks Dr. MOZ, will be sure to look this all up. I can’t believe I’d never heard of this stuff before, it’s really shocked me. I might try and compile a list of the most common things containig BPA’s.
Thanks again, Bobby
October 14th, 2009 at 12:35 am
It’s really serious news. We should avoid the use of plastics.
October 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Wow, this is indeed shocking. Dr. MOZ…I prefer using glass but it is really hard to find glass water bottles. Since so many people use plastic bottles, or plastic lined cups for hot beverages, would it be better to use stainless steel? I have also heard of metal poisoning and autism in children. What to do?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
There is a very good video on You Tube about this – talks about Monsanto and the development of BPA’s, look it up for an interesting vid if you have time.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
This is worrying news indeed. What happens if some of my Tupperware does not indicate the numbers?
What about food bought from the market when they are wrapped in plastic, will this affect the babies?