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Health journalist, U.S. News & World Report
Saint Louis, MO

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      Quote: Last week we learned that male factory workers exposed to large amounts of BPA, a chemical in some plastics, had abnormally high rates of erectile dysfunction and other sexual performance problems. This week the news is about phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates). Researchers reported in the International Journal of Andrology that this family of chemicals, used in manufacturing polyvinyl chloride plastics, seems to make little boys behave a bit more like little girls. This small study isn't as worrisome as the headlines suggest. Its main public-health value may be in spurring more pregnant women to avoid processed foods—a worthwhile choice anyway, for other reasons. Added: December 5, 2009 at 9:33AM EST

 

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