Nicholas Kristof: Cutting down on the use of BPA

Your body is probably home to a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. It's a synthetic estrogen that U.S. factories now use in everything from plastics to epoxies - to the tune of 6 pounds per American per year.

[swmnguy]

How long have we used BPA? What does it do better than other, better-understood chemicals? I wonder if BPA is like partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats). These were relatively recent inventions that made only minor improvements in shelf life of foods; shelf life improvements that were already unnecessary due to improved transportation and inventory management techniques. Industry sources claimed there would be huge problems from removing trans fats from food, but that was completely untrue. Would it be so hard to get rid of BPA? The potential risks don't seem worth the advantages.

[Sanapura]

Kristoff's article does a very good job of raising awareness of the risk of BPA. Unfortunately, people are not aware of all of the dangers around them. Take for example cell phone use, regardless of research studies, there is likely risks to using cell phones, wearing them all the time, etc. There are steps you can take to reduce your risks from cell phones and other chemicals and health risks. Visit http://sanapura.blogspot.com to keep informed.