The Debate Over BPA

There's a debate happening that you need to be aware of. It's over something called bisphenol A (BPA), which is a chemical widely used in plastic food and beverage containers and in food and beverage can linings. There are claims that the chemical is harmful and that it can leach into food and beverages.BPA is an endocrine disrupter, which means it acts like a hormone, confusing the body's natural hormones. Some studies have linked exposure to the chemical to a variety of health problems, such as breast and prostate cancer, ADHD and autism, child obesity, decreased sperm count, and other reproductive, behavioral and developmental problems.But critics of these studies say that the levels of bisphenol A that were used in the studies were too

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