Uses<\/strong>:\u00a0 Plastic containers, personal care products, feminine hygiene products, shopping receipts, certain electronic devices, glasses, and even dental sealants.<\/p>\n\n

Human Risks<\/strong>: BPA can weaken your immune system and reproductive system, cause neurological harm, increase your risk of Alzheimer\u2019s and heart disease and more.\u00a0 BPAs can also harm young children, so it is important to pick a baby formula bottle that is BPA free, because it has been proven that BPA leaks into formula.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Environmental Risks<\/strong>: Just like BPA can cause disease and damage to humans, it can affect animals.\u00a0 It tends to affect aquatic life, because many of these chemicals are more likely to end up in saltwater or freshwater, where they can cause liver damage and other diseases in sea creatures.<\/p>\n\n

How to Avoid<\/strong>: Look for \u201cBPA-free\u201d goods, but be weary, because even if a bottle is BPA free, doesn\u2019t mean it is free of toxic chemicals. In fact, many \u201cBPA-free\u201d goods have just replaced BPA with BPF, which has similar effects.\u00a0 Avoiding plastic as much as possible is also another great way to avoid BPA exposure. Finally, an interesting study has shown that when people cut back on pre-packaged foods their BPA urine levels dropped by nearly 70%.\u00a0 Participants who avoided canned goods had similar decreases in BPA levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Uses:\u00a0 Plastic containers, personal care products, feminine hygiene products, shopping receipts, certain electronic devices, glasses, and even dental sealants. Human Risks: BPA can weaken your immune system and reproductive system, cause neurological harm, increase your risk of Alzheimer\u2019s and heart disease and more.\u00a0 BPAs can also harm young children, so it is important to pick …<\/p>\n

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