Common Chemical Linked to Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders
Exposure to a chemical commonly used in food packaging materials may be putting millions at an increased risk for cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and liver abnormalities, researchers here said. Urinary levels of bisphenol A (BPA) were significantly higher in people with diagnoses of angina, coronary heart disease, and diabetes, those who had suffered heart attacks, and those with elevated liver enzymes, reported David Melzer, M.B., Ph.D., of Peninsula Medical School, and colleagues in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. BPA is a component of epoxy resins used to line food and beverage containers and in polycarbonate plastics contained in many consumer products. It is also present in drinking water and in household air, in the form of dust. Dr. Melzer and colleagues cited data suggesting BPA is detectable in the urine of 90% of adult Americans.
For more, go to http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/EnvironmentalHealth/tb/10924
Exposure to a chemical commonly used in food packaging materials may be putting millions at an increased risk for cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and liver abnormalities, researchers here said. Urinary levels of bisphenol A (BPA) were significantly higher in people with diagnoses of angina, coronary heart disease, and diabetes, those who had suffered heart attacks, and those with elevated liver enzymes, reported David Melzer, M.B., Ph.D., of Peninsula Medical School, and colleagues in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. BPA is a component of epoxy resins used to line food and beverage containers and in polycarbonate plastics contained in many consumer products. It is also present in drinking water and in household air, in the form of dust. Dr. Melzer and colleagues cited data suggesting BPA is detectable in the urine of 90% of adult Americans.
For more, go to http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/EnvironmentalHealth/tb/10924
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