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Harvard Study Shows Scary Levels of BPA

July 8th, 2009

A recent study published by Harvard University shows how significant amounts of BPA enter into the human body when drinking from plastic bottles.  The test subjects were asked to drink only from plastic bottles after a detox period of 3 days when drinking only from stainless steel.  After a week of drinking from plastic bottles the subjects had urine samples with 69% more BPA than at the beginning of the week.  This study adds to the growing list of evidence which demonstrates that significant amounts of BPA are seeping into liquids from plastic containers.

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BPA Shown to Affect Reproduction

June 17th, 2009

A recent study on rats has demonstrated that even previously considered safe amounts of BPA can have a significant impact on the reproduction of the animal.  The study, completed by researchers at North Carolina State University, showed that female rats exposed were left with meaningful ovarian malformations and an early loss of their estrus cycle.  This new research sheds more light on the dangers of BPA.

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