BPA (Bisphenol A) is a media-maven as of late, and rightly so: BPA has been linked to health issues and an increasing number of companies are pulling BPA from their products.
So what is wrong with this type of plastic production? Scientists and health officials have linked BPA to mimicking the sex hormone estrogen. Researchers are finding possibilities that BPA is the instigator behind hormone-related health issues, such as sexual development abnormalities in both males and females, neurodevelopment diseases such as autism and ADHD, and increases breast and prostate cancers.
However, researchers have now discovered that newborns are at greater risk with BPA-laden products. A recent study completed at the University of Guelph have found that the plastic ingredient resides in babies’ systems longer than adults. Babies lack the specific liver enzyme needed to break it down.
Research has yet to show what age or level of developmental growth develops the enzyme, but discovered that when infants ingest BPA, it builds in their blood up to 11 times that of an adult. Contrasting, adults can quickly metabolize BPA and it is excreted in their urine.
Canada is the first country to ban BPA from baby bottles, with other countries aiming to follow suit. This study, then, may instigate health officials, as well as parents and companies to take note and a step further towards BPA-free.
Read the full story at the Globe and Mail.
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Jay, on March 25th, 2009 says:
I use glass baby bottles and love them. Looking forward to your review.
Helen, on March 25th, 2009 says:
I use glass, too, Jay. Excellent choice.