theblackalchemist Posted September 17, 2008 Report Posted September 17, 2008 Plastics linked to diseases: StudyWASHINGTON: The chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), widely used in plastic food and beverage containers, has been linked to diabetes cardiovascular disease and liver abnormalities, according to a study released Tuesday. The report to be published in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that adults with the highest concentrations of BPA in their urine had nearly triple the odds of cardiovascular disease, compared with subjects found to have the least amounts of the compound in their systems. Of 1,455 adults studied, those with the highest BPA levels had more than double the odds of having diabetes, the report found. "Higher urinary concentrations of BPA were associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver-enzyme abnormalities," the authors wrote. The release of the report coincides with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing in Washington Tuesday on the safety of Bisphenol A. The authors said the study is the first to track the prevalence in the human body of BPA, which authorities in Canada have outlawed as a health risk and major environmental contaminant. ... Plastics linked to diseases: Study-Health/Sci-The Times of India Quote
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