Chemicals In Fast Food May Be Messing With Your Hormones And Causing Cancer

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Chemicals In Fast Food May Be Messing With Your Hormones And Causing Cancer


People who eat a lot of fast food may be exposed to higher amounts of certain chemicals in plastics that are believed to disrupt human hormones and possibly cause cancer, according to a new study. Eating more fast food raises your level of phthalates, which are chemicals used in plastic. Researchers found that people who eat the most fast food have up to 39 percent more of two industrial chemicals called phthalates in their blood than those who eat less, or no fast food at all. “We found a significant association suggesting that the more fast food someone eats, the higher the levels of two particular phthalates known to be used in food packaging and food contact material,” said lead author Ami R. Zota of the department of environmental and occupational health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Phthalates make plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) more flexible and are used in vinyl flooring, adhesives, detergents, lubricating oils and automotive plastics. People can be exposed by eating and drinking foods and beverages that have been in contact with plastic containers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



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