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Chemicals in plastic bottles linked to diabetes

IanD

IanD

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Here we go again, more scares :roll:
They wouldn't have anything to do with the glass bottle makers league would they :?
 
Doesn't really help as we have diabetes. How or why we got it is subjective according to what we read.
 
We can still take these warnings for our babies & children. And if these chemicals have an adverse effect on pancreas & other organs, avoiding them as far as possible could be good for our long erm health.
 
Personally, I'm not too worried about the health risks of drinking from plastic bottles, but I do try to lessen the environmental impact, by re-filling bottles with tap water or water from upland streams etc in UK. Overseas, I treat water by settling / filtering (if required), then boiling or adding iodine. Roll-up plastic bottles (eg Platypus) are ideal for holding large amounts of water eg when camping, and taking up next to no room when empty, but not so easy to drink from, so I also carry a small (500ml or 750ml) rigid bottle or mug to scoop water from streams when running / hiking.
 
actually they are concerned enough to have babies bottles made with this substance banned in Canada - I have diabetes already but I don't want my sons or grandchildren to develop it or other disruptive body disorder.
 
Glad you brought this up Ian. A number of countries are now banning this substance.

Wikipedia says the following...
"Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor, which can mimic the body's own hormones and may lead to negative health effects. Early development appears to be the period of greatest sensitivity to its effects. Regulatory bodies have determined safety levels for humans, but those safety levels are currently being questioned or under review as a result of new scientific studies.
In 2009 the The Endocrine Society released a scientific statement expressing concern over current human exposure to BPA"
and
"Studies have associated recurrent miscarriage with BPA serum concentrations, oxidative stress and inflamattion in postmenopausal women with urinary concentrations, externalizing behaviors in two-year old children, especially among female children, with mother's urinary concentrations, altered hormone levels in men and declining male sexual function with urinary concentrations".

I dont know if it is used in the manufacture of electric kettles but I switched from a plastic one to a stainless steel one some time ago and if there is a choice I avoid tinned foods (some have a plastic lining that leaches out).

Needless to say the plastics industry denies any of this but then you would expect them to wouldnt you?
 
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