Yuting Wang, Jiang Gui, Caitlin G Howe, Jennifer A Emond, Rachel L Criswell, Lisa G Gallagher, Carin A Huset, Lisa A Peterson, Julianne Cook Botelho, Antonia M Calafat, Brock Christensen, Margaret R Karagas, Megan E Romano
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are related to various adverse health outcomes, and food is a common source of PFAS exposure. Dietary sources of PFAS have not been adequately explored among U.S. pregnant individuals. We examined associations of dietary factors during pregnancy with PFAS concentrations in maternal plasma and human milk in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study. PFAS concentrations, including perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA), were measured in maternal plasma collected at ~28 gestational weeks and human milk collected at ~6 postpartum weeks...
May 11, 2024: Science of the Total Environment