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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:47
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Research has found that a chemical used in manufacturing plastic bottles and products can cause heart disease and diabetes.
A chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, plastic food and drink containers could increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, suggests a new research.
According to the study, higher levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in the urine is linked with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities.
BPA is one of the world's highest production-volume chemicals, and is used in plastics in many consumer products.
Chemical used in plastic bottles can cause heart disease, diabetes
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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:20
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Not to mention the fact that plastics are petroleum-based. That can't be good 
Disturbing article. I've been concerned about plastics for quite a while.
When buying food and water contained in plastic containers or when storing left overs, try to use hard plastic rather than soft. Soft plastic harbors bacteria because it is porous.
Never put your pet food or water in plastic dishes. Always use either ceramic or stainless steel.
Look down at your fingers, you're touching plastic! Your keyboard and your mouse are made of plastic.
Just for kicks, look around the room you are sitting in right now. How many items are partly or entirely made of plastic? Yikes!
Vishal, I'm glad you raised this issue. It's actually a freaky topic if you read up on it.
I remember back in the late 70's and early 80's when everything that was made of metal or wood suddenly started showing up in plastic. The drop in quality was tremendous. I wasn't to happy about that.
Considering the health concerns and the rising cost of oil, I wonder if they will switch back to making things out of metal and wood or if they will come up with a new panacea synthetic material.
Interesting subject.
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MamAtWork
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# Posted: 24 Sep 2008 15:42
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The risks of plastics have been becoming more and more public lately, but always focused on the fact that BPA mimics oestrogen. Now that it may have a broader fear factor, I wonder if we will see something done.
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karma
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# Posted: 24 Sep 2008 16:48
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I have heard this a long time ago and since then i only use glass bottles for storing water in the fridge.
When planning a persons diet, alot of nutritionists specify only drinking water from glass bottles to their clients. It will probably be a while before we see the plastic bottle replaced though.
And yes Newbie Shield, it is scary the amount of plastic in the average house.
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MamAtWork
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2008 18:25
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For infants at least, manufacturers have stepped up pretty quickly in making sure that they have BPA free alternatives. But why couldn't they do that from the start-why expose babies in the first place?
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vmohan123
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# Posted: 6 Jan 2009 19:27
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I did a news report on a protest about this when the news broke. The passion of angry mothers was in full force. Mothers who were unknowingly feeding their babies with harmful bottles made a lot of noise about the issue. Unfortunately for me, there was this really annoying children's music group who were playing too loud when the spokespeople were offering interviews, so much of the audio in my footage was overwhelmed by their music. Still, it was a sight to see.
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dani_nae
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2009 22:56
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OKay so try this test... have someone stand in front of you with both of their arms straight ahead (as if walking like a zombie...) and try to push one of their arms down while they try to resist you. You shouldn't be able to push their arm down...
Now, try the same thing with them having a plastic water bottle in their hand. You will be able to push their hand down easily with the plastic bottle in their hand...
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TJamMoneyMan
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# Posted: 17 Nov 2009 18:11 · Edited by: TJamMoneyMan
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Thanx 4 reminding me folx, I had completely overlooked this one.
I carry around and reuse plastic bottles all the time!
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I guess it's Stainless Steel or the 'hard to find' plastics #4 and #5 from now on.
That link posted above is no longer available, but here's one of a few good ones:
http://www.naturescrib.com/dangers-of-plastic-bottles.html
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getagrip
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# Posted: 18 Nov 2009 00:52
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Seems like almost everything does something bad to you these days...
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