Tips to reduce your exposure to BPA
Tips for reducing BPA
Bisphenol-A, commonly known as BPA, is the key component used to make epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastic found in everyday food containers and plastics. Researchers have linked developmental exposure to BPA to reproductive harm, increased cancer susceptibility, and abnormalities in brain development and fat metabolism. Although it may be difficult to completely avoid exposure to BPA, take a look at 9 steps you can take to reduce your family's exposure to this chemical.
1. Avoid heating food in any plastic container, even if it's marked "microwave safe." Studies have found that
heating plastic containers increases the amount of BPA that leaches into food. Use glass, paper, and ceramic containers for microwaving foods. In fact, you should limit microwaving of food anyway because of the harmful rays they emit and the way they damage the food. Read more...
17 Apr 2012
