The plastic plague: Hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday things like water bottles DO cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism - and cost US $340 BILLION a year

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interfere with the body's hormonal system, affecting development and leaving the body open to a staggering range of diseases.
But they are found in thousands of everyday products, ranging from plastic and metal food containers, to detergents, flame retardants, toys and cosmetics.
These chemicals are responsible for scores of illnesses - costing the US an eye-watering $340 billion in health-related costs each year, the bombshell report by NYU Langone revealed.
The most common EDC-related illness is neurological - including attention-ADHD, autism and loss of IQ.
The invisible but dangerous chemicals also boosted obesity, diabetes, some cancers, male infertility and a painful condition known as endometriosis, the abnormal growth of tissue outside the uterus.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3847804/The-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-plastic-bottle-cause-autism-cancer-cost-340-BILLION-year-healthcare.html

I wouldn't surprise me, but I'd like to see the scientific data, the DM does like to frighten the bejesus out of people.

sassy wrote:I wouldn't surprise me, but I'd like to see the scientific data, the DM does like to frighten the bejesus out of people.

Probably not scientifically researched but then again, I'd much rather see a return to waxed paper and more natural wrappings.

There is a chemical in plastic bottles that leeches into the liquid/drink... acts almost exactly like oestrogen on the body... and is banned in some countries...


It's known as Bisphenol A (BPA)... And other chemicals in supposed 'BPA free' plastics are equally if not more dangerous/toxic...

Not just plastic bottle size but also the inside of aluminium cans, especially tinned tomatoes due to the acidic content.