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Environmental Health
Breast milk for assessing cumulative exposure and risk examined
October 27th, 2005
Researchers present breast milk and lipid intake distributions for assessing cumulative exposure and risk in a recent issue of the Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology. According to a study from the United States, "Breast milk consumption is the primary route of infant exposure to certain lipophilic toxicants that have accumulated over decades in maternal adipose tissue, as well as to less persistent toxicants from maternal exposure during lactation. Such infant exposures occur at a time of rapid growth and development when susceptibility to certain toxicants can be greatest." "Breast milk and lipid intake rates are...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-27)
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