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Pregnant women who can't clear certain chemicals well due to their genes might have bigger babies if they're exposed to more methyl paraben, a common ingredient in personal care products.

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Prenatal Exposure to Parabens Affects Birth Outcomes through Maternal Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) Polymorphisms: From the Mothers and Kids Environmental Health (MAKE) Study

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2021 Mar 15

The study found that in pregnant women with a certain gene variation, higher levels of a common chemical (methyl paraben) were linked to heavier babies, just like the claim says.

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Prenatal Exposure to Parabens Affects Birth Outcomes through Maternal Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) Polymorphisms: From the Mothers and Kids Environmental Health (MAKE) Study

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063012

Similar Assertions

Pregnant women who have a certain genetic makeup that affects how their body cleans out chemicals might have babies with higher birth weights if they’re exposed to more parabens — common preservatives in cosmetics — during pregnancy.

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Pregnant women who have a certain gene variation might have babies with higher birth weights if they’re exposed to more propyl paraben, a chemical found in some personal care products.

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Pregnant women who have a certain gene change might go into labor a little later if they have more of a chemical called propyl paraben in their bodies, based on what’s found in their urine.

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Being missing a certain gene (GSTT1) doesn’t change how a mom’s exposure to parabens during pregnancy affects her baby’s birth weight, length, or how long she carries the baby.

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