Read the full article by EHN Curators (Environmental Health News)

“A recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology found that exposure to PFAS in mothers is linked to a reduction in the nutritional quality of their breast milk.

In short:

  • Exposure to PFAS was associated with changes in the levels of breast milk lipids (fat), a critical component that provides infants with energy and plays a crucial role in their overall development and health.
  • The change in nutritional quality was greater in mothers whose children later developed autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome, and hypothyroidism.

Key quote:

‘Variation in the… composition of breast milk lipids has been linked with infant growth, neurocognitive development and function, inflammatory regulation and infection risk, as well as risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases later in life.'” …