What are phthalates – And are they bad for you?
 

http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/t...6&q=60&o=f&l=fAmong the buzzwords in health circles these days, chemicalsâ??BPA, VOCs, parabensâ??are coming under more and more scrutiny. You may not be able to see them, but they sure can be scary, given all the headlines about how they make your hormones go haywire, may be linked to obesity or cancer, and could be lurking in your mac and cheese. If youâ??ve heard people chattering about phthalates, you probably have a few questions: What are they? How big of a risk do they pose to your health? And how can you lower your exposure to them? We tapped expert Emily S. Barrett, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health, to answer these questionsâ??and moreâ??about phthalates.

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