Doctor: Reducing Plastic and Artificial Sweetener Intake Is the First Step to Lowering Environmental Toxin Exposure
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Ahead of World Environment Day, Dr. Yen Tso-Hua points out that reducing the intake of plastics, canned foods, artificial colors, emulsifiers, and artificial sweeteners is a crucial first step in lowering exposure to environmental toxins. A 20-year study by Academia Sinica and the National Health Research Institutes tracking over 10,000 Taiwanese people found a link between the plasticizer DEHP and breast cancer risk in women. When DEHP exposure and MEHP% are both high, combined with menarche before age 14, the breast cancer risk can be 7.52 times higher.