Tying together the last few articles I wrote in this blog, this study links prenatal exposure to toxins in our fish with obesity.“What we have found for the first time is exposure to certain toxins by eating fish from polluted waters may contribute to the obesity epidemic in women,” Janet Osuch, MD, MS, professor of surgery and epidemiology at Michigan State University in East Lansing, said in a press release.
This particular study looked at 2 environmental contaminant; DDE (a breakdown product of Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane aka DDT, a pesticide that was banned in the 1970's) as well as PCBs (another chemical no longer produced in the United States). Only DDE was found to have a relationship with obesity.
Folks, these chemicals aren't even produced in the United States any more. So are they coming from 'less civilized' places of the world? No! They are still lingering as a result of our past negligence and lack of foresight. They are still in the environment and are creating health consequences for us and our children today.
What are we doing today that will harm the next generation's health? It is clear that we are probably the sickest generation the United States has ever seen (consider that chronic disease so prevalent in the U.S. as well as obesity and overweight rates). So if we are this sick now, and we continue to demand-consume-throw away and pollute as much as we do now, then what will the next generation see?
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