Originally published July 30 2005
Cadmium, mercury and pesticides found in the bodies of test subjects
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
We have managed to eliminate some harmful chemicals from our bodies, but scientists say other chemicals have been found in our bodies that can be causing health problems, such as candium, mercury and pesticides.
A decline in exposure to secondhand smoke and continued decreases in children's blood lead levels represent the good news from a new report on human exposure to environmental chemicals by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
But chemicals such as cadmium, mercury and insecticides were found in the bodies of test subjects at levels that could be causing health problems, agency officials said.
Gerberding Dr. Julie Gerberding is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
"This is the most extensive assessment ever of Americans' exposure to environmental chemicals; it shows we're making tremendous progress, and that's good news," said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding.
About five percent of the population of adults 20 years and older, had cadmium levels in their urine that were close to the point at which there was concern for health effects, Gerberding said.
Recent studies have shown that urine levels of cadmium as low as one microgram per gram of creatinine may be associated with subtle kidney injury and an increased risk for low bone mineral density, said the CDC.
The samples for this report were collected from 2,400 people who participated in CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2002.
For the first time, the CDC studied the effect of organochlorine based pesticides and other pesticides known as pyrethroids.
Dr. Gerberding said the exposure report shows that since these chemicals have no longer been used as pesticides, they have been "virtually eliminated" from the human population.
"So over time there's been a decay, the pesticides have been eliminated from our environment and people are no longer experiencing any potential risk from exposure to them," she said.
Pesticides are the most intensely researched, tested and regulated chemicals in the United States, the industry group said, and in addition, we need them.
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