Studies show that twenty-five percent of babies born to women with relatively high concentrations of a DDT-breakdown product in their blood grew unusually fast in their first year of life. According to the study, the babies weighed no more than the average weight in the womb and their mothers were not overweight either. However the mothers did have DDT-breakdown present in their blood. In Spain, 500 mothers were recruited starting in the first trimester of their pregnancy. The blood collected from the women when they first arrived had high levels of several common persistent chlorinated pollutants. Researchers are continuing to follow the children born into the study who are now around four years old and most of them are overweight. Although most of them are not obese, they will still be followed to see if they will become obese.This is probably only a coincidence. Considering the state our nation is in today, there are probably going to be several babies who will become obese one day. The results of this study prove that it’s only a coincidence; some of them were normal weight, some overweight, and some became obese. This research, in my opinion, has been a waste of time. The researchers did nothing but prove that the people of today are extremely unhealthy and many are heading towards obesity.
I agree with you. I think this is probably just a coincidence. After four years of living in a developed country, it isn't surprising that they're overweight.
ReplyDeleteI agree as well, but you have to look at the fact that in Europe not many people are obese and overweight, and they said that in Spain the study was conducted I believe, so it seems a bit unusual to them. I think that pesticides and chemicals should not be used on food in the first place so we shouldn't have to be dealing with this problem.
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