The impact of infant feeding practices and in utero exposure to bisphenol A on respiratory health and somatic growth in early childhood

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055634

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Bisphenol A is a chemical often used in making plastic containers, including infant bottles. It is known to leach from plastic into food in very low doses. Exposure to high levels of bisphenol A is believed to trigger chemical pathways in the body which increase the risk of obesity and asthma. This project will follow a group of pregnant women and infants to observe the level of exposure to bisphenol A in Australia, and to investigate how exposure to bisphenol A correlates to asthmatic symptoms, growth and fat deposition in early childhood.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $120,253.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

asthma prevalence | child development | cohort study | environmental monitoring | immunology | in utero growth | infant health | nutrition | obesity | respiratory medicine

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