Friday, August 31, 2012

Prenatal exposures to polyfluoroalkyl compounds may lead to obesity in babies

Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health published online in the August 30 edition of Environmental Health Perspectives.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120831/Prenatal-exposures-to-polyfluoroalkyl-compounds-may-lead-to-obesity-in-babies.aspx

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