Do Low Doses of BPA Harm People?
feb 20/ 2013
Author; Elizabeth Grossman and Environmental Health News
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BPA is considered to be arguably the most controversial chemical in consumer products. It is ued to make polycarbonate plastic as well us food and beverage can liners and some paper receipts and dental sealants. More than 90% of americans tested have traces of BPA in their body. BPA was tested on lab animals and it was found that it acts as estrogen and alters their reproductive system and brains develop. It also causes breast and prostate cancer. As for people it might cause a high levelof exposure to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Even though if there are arguments it is reported that health effects in lab animals at very low levels of BPA exposure that they say are comparable to amounts people encounter through consumer products. But the conclusion is still unclear some say that it can't affect humans easily, some say it's a very toxic chemical that can destroy in a very low doses.
The interesting thing about this article is the tests conducted on the animals versus it's effect on humans. If humans already have it in their system because of all the products we use, but when it's tested on animals it affects them with a very low amount. so the question is how come it doesn't affect us when it's already in us even if it's in a low percentage? So the surprising answer to my question was It doesn't affect at high doses but it affects at low doses unlike other toxic chemicals. Which just makes it more puzzling to find an answer to the problem or how so solve it.
As for what should be done now in my opinion there should be more studies regarding BPA's. Because even if it's proved that if BPA doesn't affect if it's in high dose, there still should be educations, scientific results more people proving that it's true.
As for what should be done now in my opinion there should be more studies regarding BPA's. Because even if it's proved that if BPA doesn't affect if it's in high dose, there still should be educations, scientific results more people proving that it's true.