Where do PFAS come from? Can you get rid of PFAS in your body? In this episode, the CDC covers PFAS products, forever chemicals in food, how to avoid PFAS and what physicians need to know about PFAS symptoms.
Our guest is Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, the director for the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dr. Bernstein also shares guidelines for physicians on when to test for perfluoroalkyl, or, per- and polyfluorinated substances, PFAS in patients and how PFAS exposure can be harmful. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
🥼 ATSDR PFAS clinical guidance: www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/resour...
🚼 More on how PFAS affects babies, PFAS breastfeeding side effects and contaminants in breast milk (PDF): www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/docs/P...
🚰 EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS: www.epa.gov/sdwa/drinking-wat...
💧 EPA PFAS regulations and Safe Drinking Water Act information: www.epa.gov/sdwa
🔍 National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine NASEM Guidance on PFAS Exposure: nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
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00:00 AMA Update for Feb. 2, 2024
00:10 CDC director NCEH/ATSDR
00:49 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry PFAS
01:29 What is PFAS?
01:37 PFAS forever chemicals
01:45 Types of PFAS chemicals
01:54 What things contain PFAS? (PFAS teflon pans)
02:16 Where do PFAS come from?
02:42 What foods are high in PFAS?
02:57 What products are PFAS found in?
03:37 Where are PFAS found?
04:32 CDC PFAS study: Is PFAS harmful to humans?
04:42 What are symptoms of PFAS exposure?
05:24 How do I know if I have PFAS in my body?
05:59 PFAS blood testing
06:40 Are PFAS harmful in pregnancy? (PFAS pregnancy)
07:05 Are firefighters at risk for PFAS?
07:16 Firefighters PFAS exposure
07:46 PFAS testing methods and PFAS labs
08:56 What removes PFAS from the body?
09:35 PFAS regulations
09:41 How much PFAS is dangerous
10:05 PFAS screening levels
11:25 PFAS in water
11:36 EPA PFAS drinking water
12:05 USDA PFAS soil testing
12:23 PFAS water filters
12:40 PFAS products: How do I avoid PFAS?
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