All Stories Tagged With: "BPA"
EPA Considers Launching BPA Investigation
Following a number of highly-publicized studies and a nationwide ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in Canada, the EPA has announced that it is considering launching an investigation into the effects of BPA.
Senator Warns of BPA Dangers in Baby Bottles, Canned Foods
Everyday consumer products from canned food containers to baby bottles are full of a chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA) that can lead to numerous health defects, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in an op-ed column. Feinstein notes that many other countries, including China and most of the European Union, have banned the chemical after recognizing that is has been linked to diseases ranging from breast cancer to heart disease.
Is Chemical in Plastic Robbing Men of Sex Appeal?
A chemical found in common plastics may undermine a man’s masculinity and his ability to attract a female, or at least that’s what a new study on mice may suggest. It is the latest research to question the health safety of the hormone-changing compound bisphenol-A, or BPA. In the study, researchers found that female mice were not attracted to male mice that were exposed to BPA in the womb. They also noted that males exposed to the chemical in the womb were more likely to behave like females.
Estrogen, Mimicked in Many Plastics, Linked to High Blood Pressure
While recent studies have shown long-term exposure to estrogen can be a danger to women – overturning physicians’ long-held beliefs that the hormone was good for their patients’ hearts – the process by which estrogen induces high blood pressure was unclear. In a new study, Michigan State University researchers found long-term estrogen exposure generates excessive levels of the compound superoxide, which causes stress in the body.
Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals
Most plastic products, from sippy cups to food wraps, can release chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen, according to a study in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study found these chemicals even in products that didn’t contain BPA, a compound in certain plastics that’s been widely criticized because it mimics estrogen. Many plastic products are now marketed as BPA-free, and manufacturers have begun substituting other chemicals whose effects aren’t as well known.
Girls’ Early Puberty: What Causes It, And How to Avoid It
Today in the U.S., about 16 percent of girls enter puberty by the age of 7, and about 30 percent by the age of 8. A recent study determined that the number of girls entering puberty (defined by breast development) at these early ages has increased markedly between 1997 and 2010.
Popular Plastic Chemical BPA Linked to Wheezing in Children
Exposure to the chemical bisphenol A during early pregnancy may be associated with wheezing in children, according to a Penn State College of Medicine researcher. Bisphenol A, or BPA is a chemical found in many consumer products, including plastic water bottles and food containers. It is present in more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, suggesting widespread exposure. Experimental research suggests that prenatal BPA exposure causes asthma in mice, but no data exists for humans.
Are Canned Foods Healthy?
Canned fruits and vegetables have long been a staple of the American kitchen, but there is something far more devious inside than high levels of sodium or even the artificial preservatives that come along with easy preparation. There’s also BPA. A recent study done by Consumer Reports magazine found that almost all of the canned vegetables, tuna, juice and soups that they tested contained some level of BPA.
Bisphenol A: How to Reduce BPA Exposure From Food
Plastic containers and canned foods can be found in most kitchens because they are convenient and affordable. But there is growing evidence that our use of packaged food comes at a cost. Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is a chemical used to make hard plastic containers and the lining of metal food and beverage cans. Some scientific studies have linked the hormone-disrupting chemical to reproductive abnormalities and a heightened risk of breast and prostate cancers, diabetes, heart disease and other serious health problems.
Canada Labels BPA as Toxic
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogen-mimicking substance that has been linked to a number of crippling health conditions. It has been tied to obesity and fertility problems, and numerous studies have found that it may devastate human health in other ways. Canada has taken a large step in the fight against BPA.
Toxic Money: Carcinogenic BPA Found in 95% of Paper Money
Could your wallet be a toxic dump, filled with cancer-causing chemicals that leech into the skin? Unless your wallet is empty, then the answer is yes. According to a new study entitled On The Money: BPA on Dollar Bills and Receipts, the hormone-disrupting chemical
Invisible Toxicity: BPA Endangers Health of Millions Worldwide on Daily Basis
A toxic chemical, often found in canned goods and plastic bottles, is continuously finding its way into our bodies on a daily basis. This gender-bending chemical, despite being linked to a conglomerate of health problems, has yet to be banned in the U.S.
Canada Officially Labels BPA Chemical as “Toxic”
The federal government has made good on a two-year-old promise to add bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to some cancers, to the country’s list of toxic substances, in spite of industry opposition.
BPA and Common Chemical Linked to Obesity
Two widely used chemicals are implicated in obesity after they reacted with specially-made cells and influenced fat cell development and fat storage, two underlying factors in weight gain.
Harvard Study Finds Bisphenol A in Dental Fillings and Sealants, Media Spin Begins
After a new study out of Harvard Medical School revealed that dental fillings and sealants contain dangerously high levels of the deadly chemical bisphenol A (BPA), some dentists are now claiming that these fillings and sealants are still perfectly safe for use in children.
Gender-Bending Chemical Detected in 91 Percent of Canadians
The industrial chemical Bisphenol A, which has been linked to developmental and reproductive problems and mimics estrogen, is present in roughly 91 percent of the Canadian population, particularly in teens aged 12 to 19.
Puberty in Girls Hastened by Harmful Chemicals
Multiple studies have found that chemicals found in such products as food cans, toys, shower curtains, and water bottles may be to blame for causing an early onset of puberty in girls. Furthermore, the studies found that the chemicals also put them at a greater risk of diabetes and cancer.
