Dr. Barry Dworkin

Household cleaning products link to childhood gut bacteria changes and subsequent obesity based on another observational study. Many confounding variables make this link tenuous.

Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2018

Source:

Household Cleaning Products Could Be Making Children Overweight: Canadian Study

Reference:

Postnatal exposure to household disinfectants, infant gut microbiota and subsequent risk of overweight in children

Analysis:

Your kitchen could hurt you, save you, or make your children overweight

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