Tuesday, July 5, 2011

A balanced diet plus low dose BPA exposure in womb and while nursing causes fatter, sicker rats.

A balanced diet plus low dose BPA exposure in womb and while nursing causes fatter, sicker rats.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/prebirth-nursing-low-bpa-exposure-raise-rat-obesity-metabolic-problems/

"Prenatal exposure to low levels of BPA caused rats to become obese and unhealthy as adults, finds a new study. Pups exposed to a low dose through their mothers while in the womb and nursing – but fed a balanced diet as they grew – were fatter and had a suite of metabolic problems later in life when compared to unexposed rats."

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