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Chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical used in plastics may be more likely to develop symptoms of anxiety and depression at age 10-12. This chemical found in food containers, plastic water bottles, and thermal receipt paper.

Researchers at the Columbia center for children’s environmental health (CCCEH) examined early life exposure to the chemical BPA.   

Frederica Perera, PhD, director of CCCEH, previously reported that prenatal exposure to BPA was associated with emotionally reactive and aggressive behavior, and more symptoms of anxiety and depression in boys at age 7-9. In the body, BPA is a synthetic estrogen, one of the class of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors.

Researchers controlled for factors that have been previously associated with BPA exposure levels, including socioeconomic factors. After separating the data by sex, they found that boys with the highest levels of prenatal exposure to BPA had more symptoms of depression and anxiety than boys with lower levels of prenatal exposure to BPA, no such associations were found in girls.

These findings are consistent with prior reports on BPA and children's development assessed at earlier ages and suggest greater susceptibility of the male brain during prenatal development.

Anxiety and depression are particularly worrying because they can interfere with a child's ability to concentrate, perform in school, socialize and make friends.