Sentences with phrase «higher phthalate levels»

About one - quarter of American women have the higher phthalate levels she found in her study.

I was quite shocked to read that sex toys, of all things, have to have warning labels on them when they have high phthalate levels, yet children's toys do not.

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«Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals: New study finds burgers and other foods consumed at restaurants, fast food outlets or cafeterias, associated with higher levels of phthalates.»

Men, women and children exposed to high levels of phthalates — endocrine - disrupting chemicals found in plastics and some personal care products — tended to have reduced levels of testosterone in their blood compared to those with lower chemical exposure, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

In utero monoethyl phthalate was associated with higher leptin levels in girls and decreased insulin secretion in pubescent boys.

Pubertal girls were affected by higher glucose levels during fasting, which was associated with various phthalate metabolites.

Phthalates are also found in many plastics and in high levels in indoor air.

The breakdown products of four chemical softeners called phthalates (used in plastic toys and medicines) were discovered at higher levels in dogs than in the majority of (human) Americans tested.

Barrett points to data that shows that moms who have higher levels of phthalates in their body are more likely to have sons with altered reproductive development.

Furthermore, high levels of exposure to this di (2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate through the use of medical tubing and other plastic devices for feeding and medicating newborn infants has been predicted to affect the development of the male reproductive system, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Phthalates used in plastic have even been linked to low libido in women, with a recent study even suggesting women with high levels of plasticizers were twice as likely to show less interest in sex than those with low levels.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a report in 2013 stating that high levels of exposure to phthalates could lead to adverse reproductive outcomes in women.

Rather ominously, phthalates are known as endocrine disrupters, meaning that they can change the body's production of the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen and, in animal studies, alter the onset of puberty in mouse pups exposed to high levels of the chemicals in utero.

We are concerned about the long - term health effects where exposure to high levels may occur... The Canadian Cancer Society is most concerned about phthalates in certain medical supplies when they are used for children, and in children's toys and supplies.

Women who were exposed to the highest levels of two common household chemicals — di - n - butyl phthalate (DnBP) and di - isobutyl phthalate (DiBP)-- during pregnancy had children whose IQ scores measured 6 points lower on average than those women whose exposure was reduced.

«The groups tested 10 different varieties of mac and cheese, including some that were labeled organic, and found high levels of phthalates in all of them... Nine of the cheese products tested were made by Kraft, which makes most of the macaroni and cheese products sold, though the group did not disclose the names of specific products tested.»

Phthalates, which are described as «a class of high production chemicals widely used as plasticizers and additives in consumer and personal care products,» are known endocrine disruptors that cause perturbations in thyroid hormones, testosterone levels, and the neurotransmitter dopamine, which, Factor - Litvak says, is «linked to inattention and hyperactivity.»

Those with higher levels of certain kinds of phthalates were more likely to have diabetes even after adjusting for obesity, blood lipids, smoking, and exercise habits.