Harvard Confirms BPA in College Students

A report in FoodProductionDaily included an article by Mike Stones on May 25th.
The report confirmed that bisphenol A, BPA, does leach into liquids that are held in bottles or containers lined with or containing BPA.

The study used cold drinks consumed by Harvard students for one week. All the cold drinks for that week were poured into a container that used BPA in the resin. The students showed more than a 67% higher urine concentration of BPA versus the control group who did not use this container.

BPA can cause diabetic issues, cardiovascular issues. It is linked to breast cancer. It can disrupt the endocrine activity in babies and infants.

It is assumed that hot liquids held in these containers would contain higher levels of BPA. The study was reported on just recently but was conducted a year earlier.

What can be done to get this research independently funded and conducted more quickly? We all need to know what is in the products that we are consuming. The packaging is just as important as the ingredients or contaminants in the products.

How many other products could contain BPA? Since it is used in certain plastic bottles, it lines drink cans and has other uses in the food industry, is it so inconceivable to think that a significant percentage of breast cancer or coronary disease is associated with this product.

Everywhere we turn today, we see more and more people and younger people with serious health issues. Cancer occurs at younger ages. Food allergies are on the rise. Asthma continues to attack young and old.

Let's figure this out and work harder to protect our food and drink products and protect our citizens, our friends, our families.

My challenge to each of you is to question more and expect answers. Support independent research that will supply us the real answers.

As always, be safe.
Rudy
Rudy@powerinlearning.com

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