Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. A new report by Korean scientists in Biological Psychiatry, adds to the potentially alarming findings about phthalates. They measured urine phthalate concentrations and evaluated symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using teacher-reported symptoms and computerized tests that measured attention and impulsivity. They found a significant positive association between phthalate exposure and ADHD, meaning that the higher the concentration of phthalate metabolites in the urine, the worse the ADHD symptoms and/or test scores.
Steve - feminizing boys and now exacerbating ADHD symptoms? Our government regulators better take a long, hard look. I bet they will not like what they find.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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