Plastic food containers cause diabetes

Plastic food containers cause diabetes
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:19 GMT
The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic food and drink containers leads to diabetes, heart disease and liver disorders, a study shows.

A new research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), has revealed that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a key plastic container ingredient, more than doubles chances of developing type II diabetes.

The report also shows that the BPA may result in cardiovascular diseases and liver-enzyme abnormalities. The study has found that adults with high concentration of the plastic chemical in their blood are up to three times more susceptible to developing various heart diseases.

American scientists warn that almost 90% of the US population have differing levels of Bisphenol A in their blood; yet the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that there is a 'margin of safety' to protect against the BPA blood concentration.

The US scientists and consumer protection groups accuse the FDA of ignoring their warnings, saying that despite their alarms America has increased its use of plastic food and drink containers with substantial amounts of Bisphenol A (BPA).

The dangerous chemical is also found in dental sealants, baby bottles and household dust.

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Canned food chemicals cause obesity
Sat, 17 May 2008 18:27:27 GMT
Scientists say intrauterine and infantile exposure to certain chemicals can exert a long lasting influence on body weight regulation.

According to a group of studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity, pregnant mice exposed to chemicals known as endocrine disruptors had fat offspring with altered genes and metabolic functions contributing to obesity.

The study showed these chemicals used to make products such as baby bottles, the lining of food tins, some plastic food wraps and containers mimic hormone effects, thus increasing the individual's weight.

Findings revealed that female mice the mothers of which were exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA), an ingredient in plastic food containers and bottles, from early pregnancy through day 16 of lactation showed increased weight in adulthood.

In another experiment perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical found in scores of products from pizza boxes to non-stick pans and tributylin, a chemical found in PVC water pipes, were shown to have similar effects.

Scientists concluded that susceptibility to obesity is developed in the womb or early in life and that exposure to a variety of common household chemicals along with eating disorders can lead to obesity.

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Plastic chemicals impair brain function
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:34:30 GMT
US scientists say continuous exposure to low doses of a chemical commonly found in plastic containers can influence brain function.

According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, daily exposure to safe doses (50 micrograms per kilogram) of bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can cause brain impairments in primates.

The study revealed that BPA destroys the formation of some nerve connections in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, two key regions of the brain important in cognition and mood.

Previous studies had reported that BPA is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome, contributing to coronary artery disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

Yale University School of Medicine researchers concluded that EPA should reduce its 'safe daily limit' for human BPA consumption.

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Study says canned food is toxic
Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:16:57 GMT
A recent study shows that canned food can have enough toxin called bispherol A (BPA) to intoxicate women and children. The toxin has been found in over 50% of the name-brand canned goods tested.

BPA is an industrially produced chemical commonly used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. BPA-containing resins are a common ingredient in the linings of canned goods.

BPA is a known estrogen mimicker, and can cause hormone-disrupting effects, toxicity or even neurotoxicity, low sperm counts and cancer. Some of these effects can occur in concentrations as low as two parts per billion.

More than 200 animal studies show that BPA is toxic at very low doses, and the Centers for Disease Control explains that it has found BPA in 95 percent of patients being tested at levels that raise health concerns.

The study found that cans of chicken soup, infant formula and ravioli had the highest levels of BPA.

Since bisphenol-A is only found in processed, manufactured foods and packaging, a move to consuming fresh, raw produce prevents the ingestion of bisphenol-A and helps improve health.

HRT/HAR

There was a rumor that was debunked about plastic containers releasing cancer causing chemicals.

But as for BPA, that stuff seems to be legit. Thanks for the info.

I bet the biodegradable plastic that can be made from hemp wouldn't have that crap in it.

I heard it was all still speculation.

Where's your links and source lists?

then i must be dead by now!

*checks my pulse*