Toxic metals in breast milk linked to infant growth problems in Guatemala
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University of Arizona Health Sciences Jul 11 2025 Research led by the University of Arizona Health Sciences found a potential link between growth problems among infants and high levels of toxic metals and other elements in the breast milk of Mayan women in Guatemala's Lake Atitlán watershed region. The findings were reported in the journal Environmental Pollution . Guatemala has the highest rate of impaired growth, or stunting, in the Western Hemisphere. Stunting is frequently attributed to
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