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BPA Linked to Obesity Risk in Puberty-Age Girls
http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/061213-girls-bpa-exposure-obesity-risk.html[font face=Serif]Press Releases: National
June 12, 2013
Contact:
Catherine Hylas Saunders, Golin Harris for Kaiser Permanente, 202-585-2603
Janet Byron, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 510-891-3115
[font size=5]BPA Linked to Obesity Risk in Puberty-Age Girls[/font]
[font size=4]Kaiser Permanente study among the first to examine how social relationships influence quality of life in breast cancer patients[/font]
[font size=3]OAKLAND, Calif. — Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
“This study provides evidence from a human population that confirms the findings from animal studies — that high BPA exposure levels could increase the risk of overweight or obesity,” said De-Kun Li, MD, PhD, MPH, principal investigator of the study and a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif.
BPA is used to make plastics and other materials, such as cash register receipts. It is a known endocrine disruptor with estrogenic properties. In children and adolescents, BPA is likely to enter the body primarily through the ingestion of foods and liquids that have come into contact with BPA-containing materials, Dr. Li said.
“Girls in the midst of puberty may be more sensitive to the impacts of BPA on their energy balance and fat metabolism," Dr. Li said. While BPA is still being examined, it has been shown to interfere with a body’s process of relating fat content and distribution, he added.
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June 12, 2013
Contact:
Catherine Hylas Saunders, Golin Harris for Kaiser Permanente, 202-585-2603
Janet Byron, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 510-891-3115
[font size=5]BPA Linked to Obesity Risk in Puberty-Age Girls[/font]
[font size=4]Kaiser Permanente study among the first to examine how social relationships influence quality of life in breast cancer patients[/font]
[font size=3]OAKLAND, Calif. — Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
“This study provides evidence from a human population that confirms the findings from animal studies — that high BPA exposure levels could increase the risk of overweight or obesity,” said De-Kun Li, MD, PhD, MPH, principal investigator of the study and a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif.
BPA is used to make plastics and other materials, such as cash register receipts. It is a known endocrine disruptor with estrogenic properties. In children and adolescents, BPA is likely to enter the body primarily through the ingestion of foods and liquids that have come into contact with BPA-containing materials, Dr. Li said.
“Girls in the midst of puberty may be more sensitive to the impacts of BPA on their energy balance and fat metabolism," Dr. Li said. While BPA is still being examined, it has been shown to interfere with a body’s process of relating fat content and distribution, he added.
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