It's a very sad set of circumstances, but just about everything in this life, from our food to our water, to our toothpaste to our WIFI.. It's all poisoning us. I think the most important question is whether or not it's really just about increasing profit margins, or if it's something a little more sinister.
I think most likely it's a bit of both, like intentionally keeping our bodies weak so that we constantly get sick and require drugs, increasing the pharmaceutical industry's profits.
I'm just a tinfoil head though. So you probably shouldn't listen to anything I say...
In regards to this study, I think Americans have it even worse because there is less regulations on the use of chemicals over there, though I'm not entirely convinced that regulations in the EU are actually enforced with any level of conviction.
This study brings to mind a spoof commercial I seen on a comedy news show some time ago. It's very similar only it's about make up.
Lol!