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How Risky Is Arsenic in Baby Formula?

— F. Perry Wilson, MD, critiques a new study in 150 seconds.

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A recent in Environmental Health Perspectives suggested that infants who bottle-feed may be at risk of exposure to arsenic. In this video, 51˶ research reviewer F. Perry Wilson, MD, takes a close look at the study's methodology and whether the conclusion holds up.

, is an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He earned his BA from Harvard University, graduating with honors with a degree in biochemistry. He then attended Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. From there he moved to Philadelphia to complete his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During his research time, Dr. Wilson also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an accomplished author of many scientific articles and holds several NIH grants. He is a 51˶ reviewer, and in addition to his video analyses he authors a blog, . You can follow .