The BPA Heart Disease Link

treehugger.com:

At some point, even the people at Stats.org are going to have to acknowledge the growing pile of studies from all over the world adding to the case against Bisphenol A (BPA). The latest, From the University of Exeter, looked at the CDC (American Center for Disease Control) data and found that 60 year old men with the highest levels of BPA have about a 45% greater risk of heart disease than those with lower levels.

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Comments

[KIVPossum]

03:48 PM on 01/17/2010

Oh Gawd, can't be in Bush's Baked Beans.

I'm a dead man.

[jsarets]

12:20 AM on 01/18/2010

I used to eat those, too, but now I make my own:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-once-and-future-beans-recipe/index.html
Use ketchup instead of tomato paste to avoid the can and add a little tang.

Or these:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/red-beans-and-rice-recipe/index.html
I use bacon instead of pickled pork, adding cider vinegar to taste at the end.

Beans are easy, and they reheat well, so you can make them in advance.

[RMankovitz]

12:06 PM on 01/17/2010

An often overlooked exposure to BPA could be your dentist, who might permanently place in your mouth plastic materials derived from BPA.

Many dental bonding materials, composites used for mercury-free restorations, and night guards contain BPA and/or phthalates or their derivatives. Phthalates are yet another toxic compound that is being banned in baby products in some states . Be on guard for ads touting BPA free plastics - they may contain phthalates or some other Franken-materials such as bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate (bis-GMA), bisphenol A dimethacrylate (bis-DMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA).

Like the food container industry, the dental industry also claims that the amounts that leak into the body are too small to cause problems. In my opinion, that is based on wishful thinking, and inadequate studies.

The FDA just announced that they are going to re-review the safety of BPA, but I do not hold out much hope. After all, they blessed mercury amalgam fillings as safe in the mouth (but the EPA considers it a toxic compound when it is out of the mouth!).

Roy Mankovitz, Director
http://www.MontecitoWellness.com

[Photofarm]

08:05 AM on 01/15/2010

Sigh, I'm so tired of these statistics and incomplete studies. Exposure to something doesn't mean an automatic increase in the levels in humans. Actually any animal, since the processes are similar.

Often necessary nutrients in excess amounts can cause health problems, but not enough cause health problems as well. The issue that is complicated and still not understood is why some people can be exposed to the same things, and have different levels in their bodies.

[jsarets]

12:25 AM on 01/18/2010

I believe this study was based on BPA levels found in the subjects, not exposure. They usually test urine and/or blood for BPA concentrations.

[NHGranite]

11:15 PM on 01/14/2010

Mmm, more BPA with my aspertame please

[cabinetmaniac]

07:28 AM on 01/15/2010

...and Supersize it.

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