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Granddaughters of women exposed to DDT have 2-3 times higher chance of obesity, early periods, study says
By Catherine Park
DDT was developed as the first of the modern synthetic insecticides in the 1940s.
A study published on April 14 in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention revealed that women whose grandmothers were exposed to the now-banned chemical known as DDT are seeing the generational impacts the chemical can have.
Widespread DDT use began in the U.S. in 1945 to control mosquitoes as well as cotton, soybean and peanut pests.
But in 1972, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a cancellation order for DDT use based on mounting studies revealing the adverse environmental effects DDT had on animals as well as the potential to cause humans harm.
Woman s DDT exposure may affect granddaughter s health, study says
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A long-banned pesticide may be having health effects that ripple across generations, a new study suggests.
At issue is DDT, a once widely used pesticide that was banned in the United States in 1972. That ban, however, was not the end of the story.
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DDT is a persistent organic pollutant, a group of chemicals that are slow to break down and linger in the environment for years. So people can still be exposed to DDT through the food chain, particularly fatty animal products.
In addition, exposure to DDT in the womb has been linked to a number of longer-term health issues, including obesity and certain cancers.