Medical study links BPA, kids’ obesity

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061161409&srvc=rss

“Our study found ample evidence that BPA exposure makes fat cells bigger, reduces the function of a protein that protects from heart disease, and it disrupts the functional balance of testosterone and estrogen, which are important in maintaining caloric balance,” said New York University School of Medicine’s Dr. Leonardo Trasande, who traced the levels of Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, in 3,000 American children.

BPA is found in hard plastic food containers and soda cans, and on shiny credit card receipts.


Public health experts have argued that the chemical can alter a person’s metabolism.

Harvard School of Public Health’s Karin Michels, a BPA expert, said Trasande’s study is important because it adds to “evidence that is accumulating.”

Dr. Ana Soto of Tufts University’s Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences called its long-term implications chilling. “You can argue that the earlier you are exposed to this chemical, the more harm that can be done,” she said.

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almost all tin cans, beer cans, soda cans all contain bpa. I'm trying to only use glass products.