Sentences with phrase «phthalate concentrations»

The study tested phthalate concentrations within the urine of 387 children, and noted body measurements which included BMI, height, as well as waist circumference a year later.

Contador's phthalate concentrations were not listed in the panel's report, and representatives from the WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency were unavailable for comment.

In addition, we found a relationship between phthalate concentrations and the number of products used.

They also highlighted a study or two that looked at cooking methods and found that cooking whole foods does reduce the phthalate concentration slightly.

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The result: the more products that parents used on their babies, the higher the concentrations of phthalates found in their urine, leading to the hypothesis that phthalates enter children's bodies not only when substances containing this chemical enter through their mouths but also through their skin.

Chemicals called phthalates, banned from children's teething rings and rubber duck toys over a decade ago, have just been found in high concentrations in your kid's favorite meal: macaroni and cheese mixes made with powdered cheese (even some that were labeled organic!).

Since this month's publication in the medical journal Pediatrics of a study linking infant exposure to shampoos, powders and lotions with increased urinary concentrations of phthalates, many parents have been replacing their favorite baby brands with organic alternatives.

The evidence on phthalates is strong enough for the European Union to have banned them in children's toys, and last October California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation, to take effect in 2009, setting stringent limits on the concentrations of phthalates in child - care products for children under age 3.

Among boys ages 6 - 12, increased concentrations of metabolites of a phthalate called di -(2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, was linked to a 24 to 34.1 percent drop in testosterone levels.

Researchers analyzed urine samples to measure concentrations of 13 substances left after the body metabolizes phthalates.

In addition, only pubertal boys had lower IGF - 1 concentrations, which were also related to various urinary phthalate metabolites.

Specifically, the ECHA report found that «no concerns to players and workers were identified from the concentrations of phthalates.

[8] Tranfo G., et al., Urinary phthalate monoesters concentration in couples with infertility problems.

Researchers in Canada examined blood, urine and sweat concentrations of various phthalates in 20 people.

They also found a connection between concentrations of these phthalates with BMI and waist circumference in overweight kids.

In the case of this study, the highest concentration of a chemical found in blood was 226 micrograms per liter of mono - ethyl phthalate (a chemical which is made when the body metabolizes diethyl phthalate, a common ingredient of cosmetics and personal care products).

A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found concentrations of BPA were reduced by 66 percent and concentrations of phthalates were reduced by between 53 and 56 percent just by eating fresh foods.

Lab tests funded by four advocacy groups found phthalates in all but one of 30 cheese products, with highest concentrations found in the powdered cheese mixes that are typically paired with macaroni.