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Exposure to pesticides crosses the generations, according to a new University of Florida study that finds daughters of mothers who lived near areas of heavy agricultural spraying may be unable to nurse their children.

The research was conducted in Mexico, but many of these pesticides, although they go by a different name, have the same ingredients and are used in the United States, potentially giving Americans the same risks, said Elizabeth Guillette, a UF anthropology professor who led the research.

The connection from mother to child was found among Sonoran Mayan girls whose mothers were exposed to chemical spraying. They did not develop the ability to produce milk, unlike their counterparts who lived a more organic lifestyle, she said.

The results underscore the importance of women protecting themselves from manufactured chemicals beginning at birth because they stay in the body, said Guillette, whose research is published in the March issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.newstarget.com/019828.html)

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Exposure to pesticides crosses the generations, according to a new University of Florida study that finds daughters of mothers who lived near areas of heavy agricultural spraying may be unable to nurse their children.

The research was conducted in Mexico, but many of these pesticides, although they go by a different name, have the same ingredients and are used in the United States, potentially giving Americans the same risks, said Elizabeth Guillette, a UF anthropology professor who led the research.

The connection from mother to child was found among Sonoran Mayan girls whose mothers were exposed to chemical spraying. They did not develop the ability to produce milk, unlike their counterparts who lived a more organic lifestyle, she said.

The results underscore the importance of women protecting themselves from manufactured chemicals beginning at birth because they stay in the body, said Guillette, whose research is published in the March issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.newstarget.com/019828.html)

For news, information and articles on Diabetes, visit www.diabetes-bulletin.com

Keywords: diabetes

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 20th, 2008 at 2:20 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.