Toxins in Breast Milk vs. those in Formula or Cow's Milk
Description: environmental pollutants and chemicals accumulate in human breast milk and affect development of infants, with toxic effects on long-term health. The most harmful appear to be mercury, dioxins, PCBs and PBDEs, but dozens of other toxic chemicals in breast milk are suspected to harm development
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Pollutants that have been Found in Breast Milk, and their Significance
Many environmental pollutants have become concentrated in human milk in modern times, especially since the second half of the 20 th century. Thousands of chemicals have been introduced into the environment without any testing for safety, and many of them find their ways into breast milk. This has had significant effects on the health and development of breastfed infants, especially in the developed countries where the environmental toxins tend to be higher. The effects on infants of only a few of those co
In a U.K. news article headlined, “More than 350 pollutants found in breast milk,” a Government report was quoted as indicating that ”poisonous dioxins have been found in breast milk,” as well as pesticides and “notoriously toxic chemicals used in a whole range of applications from electrical transformers to paint.” And "’some of the contaminants identified are known to have the ability to cause cancer and some are able to impair the immune system. Others are known to interfere with the normal functioning
Toxins in Breast Milk vs. those in Formula or Cow's Milk