Limiting Exposure to Environmental Chemicals May be Only Way to Prevent Autism in Children
Published: 3 September 2010
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
“The Huffington Post” reports experts agree that the primary explanation for the dramatic increase in autism is toxic environmental exposure and gene-environment interactions. Dr. Isaac Pessah, Director of the UC Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health, said that limiting exposure to these chemicals is the only way to mitigate or prevent autism in susceptible individuals. Emerging evidence shows that a whole host of new environmental chemicals such as bisphenol A, (the protective inner lining in tin cans and baby bottles) PBDEs, pesticides, phthalates and airborne pollutants are all associated with intellectual deficits or behavioral problems in children.