A new study shows that early life exposure to phthalates is linked to lower thyroid function in young girls.
Researchers found that exposure to a common group of phthalates was associated with lower levels of active thyroid function in 3-year-old girls.
Study author Pam Facts-Litvak, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health said, “I think the message to consumers is be careful of the products they use. Depressed thyroid hormones are associated in many studies with feelings of depression, anxiety and behavior problems in children as well as metabolic issues later in life.”
Researchers did not find the same conntection between phthalates exposure and lower thyroid function among boys.
