Study: Everyday plastic chemicals linked to millions of premature births worldwide

A new study has found that a chemical that is all around us may have contributed to 2 million premature births. But not all parts of the world are affected to the same extent.

A substance that appears in many products we use every day and whose microscopic particles enter the body through food, air and dust has likely contributed to almost 2 million premature births worldwide.

The toxin di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) appears in cosmetics, detergents, insect repellents and other household products. It has been linked in the past to cancer, heart disease and infertility, among many other health concerns.

A new study focused on preterm birth led by researchers at NYU Langone Health has linked the additive to premature births. While the medical causes of preterm birth are well understood, the role of environmental exposures has been harder to measure, until now. /CNA 

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