Most of us know to avoid BPA (bisphenol A) that pesky chemical used since the 1960s in common types of plastic, but it also is used to line food and beverage cans. From there it leaches into our food and drinks and has hormone-disrupting properties that may lead to weight gain and even heart disease and cancer. I knew it was in plastic water bottles with the number 7 on the bottom, but I was not aware that it is in 42% of soda cans, and tons of canned foods. One hundred percent of canned pastas, 89% of canned soups and 50% of canned tuna were found to have BPA by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group. Eat fresh and stay away from cans. (Stats from Heather Patisaul, PHD North Carolina State University, Ben Court of Men’s Health)
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