HEALTH PROTECT RED FLAGS

The information below is an extract of a publication in Jour. Amer. Medical Assoc. - Vol. 300 No. 11, September 17, 2008 send to a friend

STUDIES SHOWING THAT BPA FOOD CONTAINER COATING HARMFUL

Here is some information we should know:
Bisphosphol A (BPA) is used to coat the surfaces of metal cans (soft drinks, beer), plastic containers, (milk, water, condiments, baby food bottles,) etc.
The study below found that exposure of people to BPA treated container, may put them in harms way.
The study cited found that the people with the highest amount of BPA in their body had 3X the risk of heart disease and more than 2X the risk of diabetes ... and this even though people with the highest BPA/disease levels in this study, still had BPA levels below currently established as 'safe level". So, how much higher would the disease incidence have been if the levels of BPA were higher?

These could be much worse if applied to babies because:

• Though bottles and formulas, milk and water babies, on an exposure to pound basis they get more BPA than adults. Also, they can't get rid of this BPA from their body as quickly as adults, leaving the door open for more serious damage.
• It may not be given in the journal but I recall reading, although not 100% certain, that BPA breaks down to estrogen, the female sex hormone. A nice piece of destruction to palce in baby food!
• The National Toxicology Program says that there should be "some concern".
• The fda says, based on 2 studies (out of many others) funded by plastics manufacturers, that "products containing BPA currently on the market are safe, and exposure levels are below those that may cause health effects". This even though the levels present in the people participating in this study and getting diseases were much lower that the currently recommended "safe level" and their conclusions
  Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults
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  Context Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in epoxy resins lining food and beverage containers. Evidence of effects in animals has generated concern over low-level chronic exposures in humans.
  
  Objective To examine associations between urinary BPA concentrations and adult health status.
  Main Outcome Measures Chronic disease diagnoses plus blood markers of liver function, glucose homeostasis, inflammation, and lipid changes.
  Results
  Higher urinary BPA concentrations were associated with cardiovascular diagnoses
  Higher BPA concentrations were also associated with diabetes
  In addition, higher BPA concentrations were associated with clinically abnormal concentrations of the liver enzymes Conclusion Higher BPA exposure, reflected in higher urinary concentrations of BPA, may be associated with avoidable morbidity in the community-dwelling adult population.

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