Interesting in the fact that the ingredient was once studied as a potential synthetic replacement for estrogen, and now it's in the bottles! It's up to the FDA now to determine if this in fact qualifies for a consumer warning.
As some experts have stated, the BPAs pose less risk for diabetes and heart disease than what is in the food content. It appears though that BPAs are so widespread that there just could be one large amount of labeling to take place should this become a requirement. BD
An ubiquitous ingredient in plastics has been linked to diabetes and heart disease in adults, according to a
study being released today, heightening concerns about the widespread use of the chemical BPA. Water bottles A new study has found a link between BPA, a chemical found in some water bottles, and medical disorders, such as diabetes.
Otherwise known as bisphenol A, BPA is the chemical once studied as a synthetic form of estrogen, but more recently known to leach out of some plastic water bottles and baby bottles, and that is found in all kinds of plastic products.
Regardless of whether the FDA will decide to regulate BPA, doctors say the practice of avoiding foods that come in plastic containers or plastic-lined cans may have even more important health implications than BPA exposure.
"Unfortunately, in this country, I don't think BPAs in food containers pose a fraction of the threat to heart health as most of the food products that they contain," said Dr. Daniel Edmundowicz, director of Cardiovascular Medicine at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Pittsburg, Pa.
"Said another way -- I think the BPAs in a container of butter pose less risk than than butter itself," Edmundowicz said.
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