{"id":111755,"date":"2018-12-22T15:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=111755"},"modified":"2018-12-23T11:29:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T15:29:50","slug":"endocrine-disruptors-so-many-theyre-affecting-puberty-development-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=111755","title":{"rendered":"ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: So many now they’re affecting puberty development… and much more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Study links early puberty in girls to chemicals in shampoo, toothpaste and soap \u2013 even if only used by mother in pregnancy<\/h2>\n

\u2022 Chemicals known as endocrine disrupters, commonly found in hygiene products, may mimic hormones and lead children to mature well before their natural time
\n\u2022 Over the past 20 years, girls have been reaching puberty earlier, with high risks of some medical and behavioural problems<\/p>\n

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Many parents already worry about the chemicals in the personal care products that their kids use but now a new study takes that fear to the next level: the exposure starts even before a child is born.<\/p>\n

Girls exposed to chemicals commonly found in shampoo, toothpaste and soap may hit puberty earlier, even if their only exposure is through the products their mothers used while they were pregnant, according to a new longitudinal study led by researchers at UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe know that some of the things we put on our bodies are getting into our bodies, either because they pass through the skin or we breathe them in or we inadvertently ingest them,\u201d said Kim Harley, lead author of the study and associate adjunct professor in the School of Public Health at Berkeley, in the UC newsletter. \u201cWe need to know how these chemicals are affecting our health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Published in the journal\u00a0Human Reproduction<\/em>, this new report comes from data collected as part of the Centre for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) study. That project followed 338 children from before birth into adolescence to reveal how early environmental exposures may impact childhood development.<\/p>\n

Over the past 20 years, research has shown that girls, and possibly also boys, have been going through puberty earlier and earlier. This is troubling news because scientists have linked the early onset of puberty with greater risk of mental illness, breast and ovarian cancer in girls and testicular cancer in boys.<\/p>\n

Early puberty, also known as precocious puberty, is defined as developing breasts and starting periods before the age of eight. The average age for girls is 11. Starting before the age of eight also causes social trouble for young girls, including a heightened tendency towards risky behaviour, explains Harley.<\/p>\n

The chemicals in question \u2014 phthalates, parabens and phenols \u2014 are known as endocrine disrupters, which may mimic hormones and lead children to mature well before their natural time. As the study noted, exposure to these chemicals is widespread, which is why it\u2019s crucial parents be made aware of the findings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile more research is needed, people should be aware that there are chemicals in personal care products that may be disrupting the hormones in our bodies,\u201d Harley said, as the UC newsletter noted.<\/p>\n

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as:\u00a0<\/span>Shampoo and toothpaste linked to early puberty<\/span><\/p>\n

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