BPA resin is linked to heart disease

New research once again raises questions about the safety of BPA plastic when it is thought to be linked to heart disease. In the study of 1483 Americans, ¼ of this number had high levels of BPA in the urine.

BPA is used in the manufacture of plastics, especially the polycarbonate plastic used to make sunglasses, reusable bottles, food packaging and bottles for children. BPA layers are also lined inside food cans.

BPA is used in the production of reusable bottles, food packaging .

In the sample with adults in the United States, the results: those with the highest levels of BPA in their urine were nearly twice as likely to have cardiovascular disorders as those with the lowest BPA levels.

The co-author of the Tamara Galloway study at the University of Exeter, UK, said the results were also consistent with a similar study in 2008. He said 'the results of studies in different populations confirmed one. how powerful it is not an accidental discovery '.

Frederick vom Saal, a BPA researcher at the University of Missouri, Columbia, agrees that two research papers convince us that scientific findings are worthy of recognition and validity.

However, Galloway noted that it has not yet discovered the causes and direct consequences of BPA and heart disease. Research only shows the possibility that BPA and heart disease can be linked indirectly.

BPA mimics the role of estrogen

The American Chemical Society said that minimal exposure to BPA does not pose a risk to human health.

However, the ability of BPA to mimic estrogen (female sex hormones) and alter the fertility of the uterus is well documented, which has led some cities in the US, Canada and Europe. Prohibit the use of products containing BPA.

Galloway believes that the consequences of BPA for adults are properly paid attention even though this chemical is found in more than 90% of Americans.

Therefore, Galloway and colleagues examined data from the national health and nutrition survey - the world's only large-scale data on nutrition and adult health.

The team examined the level of BPA in the urine of 1483 adults in 2 years 2005-2006. ¼ of these people have high BPA levels.

Frederick vom Saal hypothesizes that if we expand the survey to 6 billion people - almost the entire world population - we will have 1 billion people infected with BPA.

Is BPA exposure declining?

A previous study using data from 1455 Americans during 2003-2004 found a link between high levels of BPA and cases of heart disease, diabetes and abnormal liver enzymes.

New research also shows a similar relationship with heart disease. There was a big difference between the two surprising data for Galloway: The BPA average infected in the 2005-2006 group was 1/3 lower than the previous group.

The decrease in BPA levels may be because many people have avoided the obvious harm of this chemical and because some industries like the plastic bottle industry have voluntarily cut BPA.

Bisphenol A infection is not the only factor that causes heart disease, but at least one risk reduction is still a must.

According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, people can limit bisphenol A infection by not putting things made of plastic, restricting canned food and using containers that do not contain children. BPA.