BPA or Bisphenol A has been found in the bodies of every 9 out of 10 Americans. The FDA claims that the amounts found do not pose a health risk to anyone, no matter what age.
BPA is a chemical that disrupts hormones and has been used extensively to harden plastic for food and beverage packaging. However it’s also been found in drinking water tooth fillings and even dust in the home. It’s so wide spread that it’s virtually impossible to avoid it.
A survey showed that about 1,500 people who had a high exposure to BPA had a 40% higher rate of liver damage, diabetes, and heart disease.
Experts say that more studies are needed to prove that the BPA is a health hazard. The FDA said that further research should be done.
Even though a link was found between BPA and diabetes and liver damage, there is a question as to whether it is just coinsidence because those diseases don’t come on overnight.
This writer thinks that the FDA should not have been so eager to call the chemical safe if there was any doubt that it was, and to me the studies mentioned cast enough doubt to where the FDA should have investigated further.