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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:04 PM Dec 2013

Migraines link to plastic cups and bottles

By MARK HOWARTH

Drinking water from plastic cups or bottles could be giving millions of Britons headaches.
New research shows that a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical in synthetic packaging may trigger migraines.
Bisphenol A (BPA) has already been linked to a range of heath problems including obesity, infertility and heart attacks.
Now the latest study – published in the journal Toxicological Sciences – points to BPA causing the debilitating headaches which afflict one in seven UK adults.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2516645/Migraines-link-plastic-cups-bottles-Gender-bending-chemical-packaging-trigger-attacks.html

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Migraines link to plastic cups and bottles (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2013 OP

I saw the TV coverage and it doesn't make sense flamingdem Dec 2013 #1

Can you provide link/research on the absence of BPA in common plastic bottles? Sanity Claws Dec 2013 #2

It's everywhere, the way to search is to search for BPA and plastic flamingdem Dec 2013 #3

K & R Quantess Dec 2013 #4

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

1. I saw the TV coverage and it doesn't make sense

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:22 PM

Dec 2013

They showed common plastic single use bottles but the BPA has not been used in those for a long time. It is in some multiple use water bottles.

So it was presented poorly and offered little concrete information about where BPA is truly a danger, such as store receipts.

Sanity Claws

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2. Can you provide link/research on the absence of BPA in common plastic bottles?

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 11:12 PM

Dec 2013

I did some research and it seems that BPA is still used in common plastic bottles. In 2010, it was removed from baby bottles and sippy cups but I couldn't find anything about BPA not being used in single use plastic bottles for a long time
My source: Wikipedia. I know it is not the greatest source but at least it is a source.
It also coincided with what I understood.

flamingdem

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3. It's everywhere, the way to search is to search for BPA and plastic

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 12:11 AM

Dec 2013

and they'll list the products. If you look at the particular numbers for plastic bottles you'll see that they are #7 #8 etc. I've never seen claims that they are made with BPA, it's the harder plastic that is -- if you find differently I'd like to know since I do use those now and then.

I quit eating food from cans. That's probably the worst source.

Quantess

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4. K & R

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Thu Dec 5, 2013, 05:03 PM

Dec 2013

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