BPA is related to asthma

US researchers have documented an association between early exposure to bisphenol A - the chemical used to coat inside plastic products and metal food containers, with an increased risk. asthma, according to UPI news agency.

Research author, PhD, associate professor of medicine Kahthleen Donohue of Columbia University, and colleagues followed 568 women who participated in a study on maternal and neonatal environmental exposure. .

Exposure to BPA is determined by measuring the level of BPA metabolites in urine samples taken during the third stage of pregnancy and in children aged 3, 5 and 7 years.

Experts have diagnosed asthma at age 5-12 based on asthma symptoms. A questionnaire was used to assess the degree of wheezing.

The study found that after considering passive smoking and other factors that are thought to be related to asthma, postpartum exposure to BPA is associated with an increased risk of wheezing and asthma. asthma.

Exposure to BPA during the third stage of pregnancy is associated with the risk of wheezing at age 5, the researchers said.

The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology .