Research Suggests Association Between Overweight In Children And Mother’s Use Of Certain Cosmetics During Pregnancy

reports that in the study, “researchers found detectable parabens in the urine of pregnant women who used paraben-containing ‘leave-on’ products every day – makeup, body lotion or facial moisturizers.” Moreover, “the higher those urinary paraben levels, the more likely it was that a woman’s child would be overweight by age” eight. These findings “are based on data from a larger study of 629 mother-child pairs,” during which women in “the 34th week of pregnancy...reported on their use of paraben-containing cosmetics and gave urine samples.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-pregnancy-parabens/mothers-beauty-products-might-impact-girls-weight-gain-idUSKBN2052RX