Breastfeeding: Chemical Concentrations Do Not Decrease During Lactation
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 01:28
in Health & Medicine
A new study suggests that lipid-adjusted concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans and organochlorine pesticides in women's blood serum and milk do not decrease during lactation as previously thought. This new insight should improve researchers' ability to assess infant exposures to environmental chemicals via breastfeeding.