Stop using BPA
What is Bisphenol A (BPA)?
Bisphenols are a group of industrial chemical compounds related to diphenylmethane. This industrial chemical is widely used to produce strong and durable plastic since its development in the 1930s. But scientific studies showed that it interferes with the body's natural hormones, which resulted in a big risk to our health.
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Hormones are responsible for a lot of the changes our bodies go through. And when BPA disrupts these hormones, it can result in a variety of issues. Such as reproductive abnormalities. Increase risk of cancer, childhood weight gain, baby brain development, low birth weight in babies and anxiety disorders chemicals.
Where Bisphenol A is found ?
Because these chemicals are in so many different places in our lives. So by now, you might be wondering where bisphenol A is commonly used and where we most often come into contact with it. Today, bisphenol A is widely used in a variety of plastics, such as reusable water bottles, baby bottles, paints, food containers, sports equipment, and protector containers.
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Many scientific papers started to published about it as it became obvious that BPA was inducing some bad effects on our bodies, especially on children. The big advice is that we should be buying those BPA-free products right now
I think this is an issue many companies should focus on. It's difficult to find items on the market that aren't packaged in plastic. As users, we can choose, thinking that glass is one of the best substitutes, and many companies don't adopt it in their products.
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Yes I agree with completely. Increasing the people awareness is very crucial to avoid big health problems.
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