Why are unborn babies and young children more vulnerable to toxic exposures?
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Why should you be concerned about toxic exposures in young children and unborn babies?
Chemical exposures in young children are greater pound-for-pound than those of an adult. Young children have an immature, porous blood-brain barrier which allows greater chemical exposure to reach the developing brain. Their rapidly developing organs and systems are more vulnerable to damage from these exposures. The systems that detoxify and excrete chemicals in young children are not fully developed and they have a longer life span ahead of them for adverse effects to arise.