Bisphenol A, which is produced from plastic bottles, really dangerous for health





Bisphenol A - the chemical represented generally in the form of white granules.

This material was used for 50 years as a curing agent in the manufacture of plastics and plastic-based products. It is one of the key monomers in the production of epoxy resins, and the most common form in the polycarbonate resin. Polycarbonate plastic produces a range of products such as water bottles and beverage, sports equipment, medical instruments, dental fillings and sealants, eyeglass lenses, CD and DVD drives, as well as home appliances. Included in the kinds of thermal paper used for printing receipt paper in modern cash register, fax machines, ATMs, POS terminals, medical equipment and other devices.

In 2010, the FDA has officially recognized the damage bisphenol A on human health. Separately, noted the presence of bisphenol A in all composite dental filling materials, which under the influence of saliva is especially quickly into the bloodstream of man.

Bisphenol A because of the structural similarity to the female sex hormone estrogen has a negative effect on the brain and reproductive system, as well as the causes of a number of cancers (both women and men) - in particular, prostate cancer, testicular, mammary glands and autism deformation DNA of the sperm, and the inhibition of reproductive function of the endocrine system, delayed brain development, development of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. It is dangerous that upon heating or long term storage of food in a dish, a bisphenol A goes from the plastic in food. He is dangerous even in very small quantities.

via factroom.ru

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