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Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used in plastic manufacturing and found in a wide variety of plastic products.
It's also been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism, also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) In a new study, researchers from The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne , Australia , found a possible link between autism and exposure to BPA in the womb.
Bisphenol A is acting as a rogue’ hormone to out-compete the natural hormone that is usually involved in this pathway.
The study was published in the journal Nature Communications .
The doses were the maximum permissible, which most people are not going to be exposed to.
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