BPA Found To Leach From Polycarbonate Drinking Bottles Into Humans

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sent by Fiore since 263 days 17 hours 14 minutes, published about 263 days 13 hours 11 minutes
A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles -- the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and baby bottles -- showed a two-thirds increase in their urine of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). Exposure to BPA, used in the manufacture of polycarbonate and other plastics, has been shown to interfere with reproductive development in animals and has been linked with cardiovascular disease and diabetes in humans.
tags: bpa, polycarbonate bottles
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  1. #1    Damn, I think that is what I use to store my ice coffee. Guess it's time to find some glass containers; hopefully they're safe!
    written by kdawg1012 since 263 days 14 hours 49 minuteskdawg1012
  2. #2    Or aluminum. I know DAMN!
    written by Bladerunner since 263 days 13 hours 11 minutesBladerunner
  3. #3    Ordinary glass is fine, but don't store your alcohol in a lead crystal decanter.
    written by Fiore since 263 days 11 hours 49 minutesFiore
  4. #4    Bladerunner, aluminum is also toxic, and may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
    written by alankdkd since 259 days 13 hours 5 minutesalankdkd
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