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Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Scary stuff! And some of these endocrine disrupting compounds can have a hereditary impact, meaning a woman's exposure today can effect her grandkids' development.

A lot of these chemicals come from the packaging used in fast food and other ultra-processed foods, so home cooking has really become self-defense.