BPA study: Plastic chemical is unhealthy for children and other living things
So? Where do I but drinkable water if not in a plastic bottle? Is there a safer form of plastic? What if we wash the bottle first? Are old bottles safer, less safe?
Anyone? Anyone?
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New research shows that a controversial chemical in plastic baby and water bottles, cups and food containers may be linked to heart disease and diabetes, prompting new fears about the ingredient.
Bisphenol A (BPA), the subject of much scientific debate this year over its potential health effects, was associated with type 2 diabetes, angina, coronary heart disease and heart attack in adults with elevated levels of the chemical. The results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, are based on urine samples from 1,455 participants in a government health survey.
So? Where do I but drinkable water if not in a plastic bottle? Is there a safer form of plastic? What if we wash the bottle first? Are old bottles safer, less safe?
Anyone? Anyone?
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