Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes were associated with reduced BMI among the young adults who consumed the most sugary drinks, finds study that analyzed data of 1 04,4 272 people 4 to 6 years after tax implementation in California.
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Jamanetwork
City-Level Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Changes in Adult Body Mass Index
This cohort study evaluates the association of sugar-sweetened beverage excise taxes with adult body mass index in California cities.
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Drinking Water 💧, Select Foods 🍳 linked to PFAS “Forever” Chemicals in California Adults. A New Study Found That Drinking Water, Along with Seafood 🍤, Eggs 🥚, and Brown Rice 🍚, Still Contribute to PFAS Exposure in Adults, Detected in Blood Samples.
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Boston University
Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults.
While concentrations of older “forever” chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice, still contribute to PFAS exposure in adults. More attention…
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A California study finds that using an app 📱 to access real-time household water 💧 data reduces consumption by an average of 6.2% 📉, with the top 20% of users cutting their water use by up to 12% 🔝.
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University of California, Riverside
Home water-use app improves water conservation
A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals. The study found…
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Based on more than 200,000 births 🧪 in Southern California 🔥💨 between 2006 and 2014, a new study suggests that exposure to wildfire smoke during the third trimester of pregnancy 🤰 is associated with a higher likelihood of an autism 🧠 diagnosis in children by age five.
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ACS Publications
Prenatal Exposure to Wildfire and Autism in Children
Chronic health effects of wildfire PM2.5 on neurodevelopmental outcomes are largely unknown. Therefore, the effects of wildfire PM2.5 on autism were assessed in a southern California-based pregnancy cohort using Cox proportional hazard models. Exposure was…
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Children of mothers exposed to higher nighttime temperatures during pregnancy had a higher risk of being diagnosed with autism, according to a study on 295,000 mothers in California from 2001 to 2014
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Tulane University News
As nights warm, study flags possible prenatal link to autism risk
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