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BPA
It turns out that some BPA substitutes, in this case BPS, are similar in how they harm the body.
...They then exposed them to different concentrations of BPS over a 14 day period. As a control other preadipocytes were exposed to dexamethasone as it has a known rate of fat cell formation. What was seen is that even the smallest amount of BPS increased the accumulation of lipids...
Get ahead of the game by preparing your own foods. It is a lot easier than you think with the right tools, and the right food sources.
...When it comes to the dried fruit you should look for sulfite free fruits while making sure no sugar has been added (it’s fruit, come on, does it really need more sugar?). With some planning you could buy fresh fruits, and dehydrate them yourself while storing them to be used later...
We should demand more of product labeling in general.
...Do you remember, back in the day, when your mom would put leftover spaghetti into a Tupperware container, and how that container was always a shade of pink/yellow from there on out. Well the spaghetti and plastic were interacting with each other...
A new study on the short term effects of BPA is quite revealing.
...Two hours after drinking the soy milk in the above containers, blood pressures readings were taken as were the urinary BPA levels. Urinary output of BPA rose by up to 1,600% in canned soy milk drinkers in comparison to the glass soy milk drinkers...
The EWG Has A New Type Of Dirty Dozen List
The Environmental Workers Group has come up with their dirty dozen list of endocrine disruptors. These chemicals will either increase or decrease production of the hormones...
Bisphenol A is coming up in the news yet again, this time the focus is on men's health and bisphenol A (BPA).
BPA is in the news again! This time it seems as though the FDA is going to acknowledge BPAs and start regulating them. On Friday January 15th the FDA stated "it was concerned about the chemical's effect on fetuses, infants and children."
It seems as though BPA, bisphenol A, is in the news again. A resent Harvard study recruited 77 students to partake in a study looking at the amount of BPA present in their urine after drinking cold water out of a plastic bottle.
