Category: Scientific/Technical Items
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New Study Questions BPA Link to Preterm Births
A study examining increased preterm birth rates in the United States has found “little evidence of a relationship between BPA [bisphenol A] and prematurity.” David Cantonwine, et al., “Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth,” Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2015. After analyzing urinary BPA levels throughout pregnancy in 130 cases of…
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Case-Control Study Examines Bovine Virus Contribution to Breast Cancer Risk
A case-control study has reportedly identified a “significant” association between bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection and human breast cancer. Gertrude Case Buehring, et al., “Exposure to Bovine Leukemia Virus Is Associated with Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study,” PLoS One, September 2015. After analyzing breast tissue specimens obtained from 239 donors for the presence of BLV,…
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CDC Research Focuses on Prevalence of Sodium Intake Reduction Behaviors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published research examining self-reported efforts to reduce sodium intake among U.S. adults in 26 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Jing Fang, et al., “Sodium Intake Among U.S. Adults — 26 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2013,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July…
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SSB Consumption Allegedly Linked to 184,000 Deaths Annually
Tufts University researchers have purportedly implicated sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 184,000 deaths worldwide each year after estimating the role of SSB consumption in adiposity-related cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancers and diabetes. Gitanjali Singh, et al., “Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010,” Circulation, July 2015. Relying on data from…
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Tufts Study Allegedly Links SSBs to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Analyzing data from more than 2,500 participants enrolled in a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute study, Tufts University researchers have reportedly concluded that “a daily sugar-sweetened beverage [SSB] habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).” Jiantao Ma, et al., “Sugar-sweetened beverage, diet soda and fatty liver disease in the Framingham…
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RWJF Study: Industry Takes “Baby Steps” in Curtailing Food Marketing to Children
A study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Healthy Eating Research Program claims that a decrease in TV food advertisements directed to children is “likely related to a shift in marketing tactics” as advertisers “migrate to new media such as Internet-based advergames and social media.” Dale Kunkel, et al., “Evaluating Industry Self-Regulation of Food Marketing…
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Scientific Debate Heats Up over Safety of Grease-Resistant Chemicals
More than 200 scientists have signed a statement published in Environmental Health Perspectives that calls for limits on the use of certain water- and grease-resistant chemicals in industrial and consumer products. Describing these chemicals as “very persistent” once released into the environment, The Madrid Statement on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) claims that animal studies have…
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Danish Study Allegedly Links PFAS Exposure to Increased Miscarriage Risk
A study involving 2,874 pregnant women enrolled in the Odense Child Cohort has noted “significant associations” between serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) and miscarriage. Tina Kold Jensen, et al., “Association between Perfluorinated Compound Exposure and Miscarriage in Danish Pregnant Women,” PLOS One, April 2015. According to the study, two types of PFASs—perfluorooctanoic acid…