Bisphenol A, the chemical in many plastics gets creepier by the day

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New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics

 

Know what time it is? It's time to check in on bisphenol A, the chemical in many

plastics that gets creepier by the day. Despite continuing claims by the

chemical industry that products containing the compound -- which can include

baby bottles, water bottles, toys, dental sealants, and food containers -- pose

no health risk, a spate of recent studies suggests otherwise. A team from Duke

University found that bisphenol A exposure in the womb put little mice babies at

greater risk for obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Their results, published in the

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, don't draw conclusions about

human health, but they say the risks to humans should be reassessed. Meanwhile,

in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, a team of 38 U.S. researchers says the

estrogen-mimicking chemical is present in " virtually everybody " in the developed

world, sometimes at levels shown to be dangerous in lab animals. The good news:

the Duke team says folic acid offers

protection. Eat that spinach!

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http://www.news-medical.net/?id=28222

 

Although it helps the baby if expectant mothers take folic acid, what

about us? That is only dealing with the effects that are transmitted

in the womb. There are many other dangers with Bisphenol A.

 

> New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics

>

> Know what time it is? It's time to check in on bisphenol A, the

chemical in many plastics that gets creepier by the day. Despite

continuing claims by the chemical industry that products containing

the compound -- which can include baby bottles, water bottles, toys,

dental sealants, and food containers -- pose no health risk, a spate

of recent studies suggests otherwise. A team from Duke University

found that bisphenol A exposure in the womb put little mice babies at

greater risk for obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Their results,

published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

don't draw conclusions about human health, but they say the risks to

humans should be reassessed. Meanwhile, in the journal Reproductive

Toxicology, a team of 38 U.S. researchers says the estrogen-mimicking

chemical is present in " virtually everybody " in the developed world,

sometimes at levels shown to be dangerous in lab animals. The good

news: the Duke team says folic acid offers

> protection. Eat that spinach!

>