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Common plastics chemical linked to human diseases | U.S. | Reuters
September 17, 2008 |
Stay away from polycarbonate water bottles, folks. What some people have long suspected is strongly supported by this study–a chemical that leaches out of polycarbonates is very toxic. Even worse, the diseases that the chemical is linked to are heart disease and diabetes.
Common plastics chemical linked to human diseases | U.S. | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A study has for the first time linked a common chemical used in everyday products such as plastic drink containers and baby bottles to health problems, specifically heart disease and diabetes.
Until now, environmental and consumer activists who have questioned the safety of bisphenol A, or BPA, have relied on studies showing harm from exposure in laboratory animals.
But British researchers, who published their findings on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed urine and blood samples from 1,455 U.S. adults aged 18 to 74 who were representative of the general population.
Using government health data, they found that the 25 percent of people with the highest levels of bisphenol A in their bodies were more than twice as likely to have heart disease and, or diabetes compared to the 25 percent of with the lowest levels.
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