Childhood plastic exposure linked to obesity, infertility: Study
Childhood exposure to chemicals in plastic household items poses long-term health risks, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found. It focused on chemicals that are used to make plastics flexible, rigid, and resistant to heat and water. These toxins, studied in thousands of mothers/children, are linked to heart disease, obesity, infertility, and asthma later, it added.