{"id":1658,"date":"2021-10-31T20:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T20:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldame.org\/?page_id=1658"},"modified":"2021-11-13T00:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T00:23:02","slug":"healthychildrenproject","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ldame.org\/healthychildrenproject\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Children Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About LDA's Healthy Children's Project<\/b><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Toxic chemicals don\u2019t belong in kids\u2019 food or toys or furniture \u2013 and they certainly don\u2019t belong in kids\u2019 brains.<\/p>

Scientists and medical experts agree that toxic chemicals in our food, products, water, and air are hurting babies\u2019 brains and putting our kids at higher risk for problems with learning and behavior.<\/span><\/p>

Learning and developmental disabilities are estimated to affect approximately one in six children in the U.S. under the age of 18. There are many factors that contribute to these numbers \u2013 heredity, gene expression, social environment, nutrition and chemical contaminants \u2013 but the National Academy of Sciences has estimated that 3% are directly due to toxic chemical exposure and these exposures play a role in at least another 25%.<\/span><\/p>

Infants and young children are particularly vulnerable to toxic chemicals as their bodies are rapidly developing, and in fact, 75% of brain development occurs in the first three years of a child\u2019s life. Exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products can impact the developing brain of the fetus, infant and young child resulting in lifelong struggles with learning.<\/span><\/p>

LDA started the Healthy Children\u2019s Project to address the links between toxic chemicals in the environment and learning disabilities to:<\/span><\/p>