The Gross Factor: Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that acts like the hormone estrogen in your body, is used to create the epoxy linings of canned food. What food processors don’t tell you is that the chemical was created over 70 years ago as a drug that was intended to promote healthy pregnancies. Low levels of BPA exposure has been linked to a wide range of adverse health effects, including abnormal development of reproductive organs, behavior problems in children, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic changes that result in altered insulin levels, which leads to diabetes. The use of BPA in canned food is the number one reason why 90 percent of Americans have it in their bodies. Eat this instead: Look for products in glass bottles or aseptic cartons. Canned food manufacturers are in the process of switching over to BPA-free cans, but because those cans are produced in facilities that also produce BPA-based can linings, it’s hard to keep BPA-free cans from becoming contaminated. Learn More: cbox.co/nasty-foods via Conscious Box
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:03:42 +0000
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