Benzene Exposure During Pregnancy Can Cause Low Birth Weight in Newborns

Benzene is a known Leukemogen. A substance is said so when it has the potential to cause Leukemia. It contributes in 8-48% of leukemia deaths caused by cigarette smoke. Benzene exposure is half of all the known human exposures to cigarette smoke. Research now reports that exposure to this hydro-carbon gas during pregnancy can lead to new borns with low birth weight. This article tries to gain further insight.

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Knowledge Gained from Research about Benzene Exposure:

Effects of Benzene Exposure and Low Birth Weight in long run: According to Nutritionist Farook Jahoor of the Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) in Houston, Texas, babies with low birth weight are at high risks of heart diseases. This is because all their lives they produce less lipoproteins. It is this component which sends the cholesterol to the liver, from where it is removed from the body. Less production of this protein causes high cholesterol control and thus an increased risk of heart diseases in these babies.

One Response to “Benzene Exposure During Pregnancy Can Cause Low Birth Weight in Newborns”

  1. Simon Owens Says:
    November 19th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Wiser Pregnancy conducted a scientific survey that found that 41% of women who smoked quit the habit once they became pregnant while only 3% quit before getting pregnant

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