Unless you live under a rock, you already know that BPA exposure from
plastic water bottles has been linked to breast cancer and a variety of other
diseases. But did you know that BPA was originally synthesized in 1936 as an
estrogen replacement therapy? Later on it found even greater success as a
hardening agent in the manufacturing of plastics that are used to make water
bottles, sports bottles, baby bottles, children’s sippy cups, water cooler jugs
and aluminum soda can liners.
BPA is a recognized endocrine disruptor.
But according to scientists at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, some of
the chemicals in PET plastics also have the potential to interfere with
estrogen and other reproductive hormones, in the same way that BPA and
phthalates do. (FYI - BPA is now banned from use in infant products in the U.S.).
All of these endocrine distruptor chemicals leach into the water more quickly when the plastic is heated, so please don't leave plastic water bottles in a hot car or out in the sun and then drink from them. Doing so will increase your risk of imbibing estrogenic compounds, so do yourself a favor and just stop!
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Copyright July 2013 by Sharon Gnatt Epel for La Isha Natural Skin Care
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