Pediatricians

Please note that this section contains my personal notes from my readings on this topic.

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A 2006 study that mailed questionnaires to pediatricians showed that although doctors are aware that many major chronic illnesses today’s chldren suffer from — including asthma, autism, attention deficit disorders, and even cancer — can be exacerbated by or even directly result from exposure to environmental contaminants, most doctors have no training in environmental health.  Furthermore, except for lead, they haven’t been taught to gather information about a child’s environmental history and have little to no ability to talk about threats posed by environmental toxins like mercury, plastics, and pesticides.  With 93.5% of the New York State participants reporting that they’ve had a patient harmed by exposure to an environmental toxin, it is no wonder that pediatricians believe environmentally related sicknesses in children are growing.

– The Toxic Sandbox (2007) by Libby McDonald; pages 9 – 10