Researchers have discovered chemicals in plastic wrap and food storage containers are actually linked to high blood pressure and diabetes in children.
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Common chemicals linked to endometriosis, fibroids — and healthcare costs, edition.cnn, March 22, 2016
- Hormone-disrupting chemicals are everywhere — in plastics, pesticides and makeup — and two of them, phthalates and DDE, have been particularly strongly linked with common female reproductive conditions, such as fibroids. Researchers estimate that the problems caused by these two chemicals alone could cost the European Union at least 1.41 billion euros a year.
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