Health Tip of the Day- Can plastic cause obesity in your children?

Here is an article I came across today which I thought was worth reading and thinking about. Although the studies don’t prove causation, perhaps there is an association. More BPA exposure as a fetus leaves kids fatter at age 7 – NYC study ShareThis Children whose mothers had higher BPA exposure in their third trimester had more body fat in their school-age years May 17, 2016 By Brian Bienkowski Environmental Health News More BPA exposure before birth could mean more body fat and larger waists during early childhood, according to a New York City study released today. The study, published today in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal, is the first to show this link between fetal exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) and body fat in children at age 7. While there are a number of factors in obesity—genetics, diet, exercise, disease—the