health and fitness: Sweat it out: could your sportswear be toxic?

mardi 2 juin 2015

Sweat it out: could your sportswear be toxic?

A Greenpeace report is one of an emerging body of research highlighting the possible link between the chemicals in sportswear and health risks

It might be hard to imagine that exercise could be harming your health. It turns out that even while you’re doing something healthy, what you’re wearing while doing it could be cause for concern.

Public health advocates, including Greenpeace and European regulatory bodies that oversee chemical safety, are becoming increasingly concerned by evidence that shows a possible link between sportswear and health issues such as cancer, obesity and developmental disabilities. While toxic chemicals are a longstanding issue in various types of apparel, sportswear presents a particular problem because sweat and friction can prompt more rapid absorption of toxins into the body.