https://www.infantrisk.com/ en https://www.infantrisk.com/breastfeeding-and-lead-contamination <span>Breastfeeding and Lead Contamination</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/breastfeeding-and-lead-contamination" hreflang="und"><img loading="lazy" src="" width="780" height="535" alt="Black &amp; White mom with baby" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-04/black_and_white_mom_sleeping_with_baby.jpg?itok=8BfPmyVW" class="unveil-image" /> </a> </div> <span><span>tom</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/10/2016 - 14:36</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Lead is an environmental pollutant that serves no useful purpose in the body and tends to accumulate in the body's bony structures based on their exposure. Some studies show that the half-life of lead in bone is approximately 27 years.  Thus you may never get rid of all the lead you have absorbed during your life without chelation therapy.  Thus it is best to try and avoid situations with lead exposure. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/lead" hreflang="en">Lead</a></div> </div> </div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/breastfeeding-and-lead-contamination" rel="tag" title="Breastfeeding and Lead Contamination" hreflang="und">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Breastfeeding and Lead Contamination</span></a></li></ul> Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:36:15 +0000 tom 315 at https://www.infantrisk.com