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Bottled water found to contain over 24,000 chemicals

Bottled water found to contain over 24,000 chemicals (NaturalNews) Widespread consumer demand for plastic products that are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) has led to some significant positive changes in the way that food, beverage and water containers are manufactured. But a new study out of Germany has found that thousands of other potentially harmful chemicals are still leeching from plastic products into food and beverages, including an endocrine-disrupting chemical ...[READ MORE]

Bisphenol A (BPA) Linked To Belly Fat & Obesity

A new study from Harvard School of Public Health and published in the journal Environmental Health found that commonly-found toxins in plastics are  linked to both general obesity and abdominal obesity. Known as Bisphenol A or  BPA for short, these hormone disruptors have been primarily found in plastic, including plastic food and beverage packaging. Harvard scientists studied the effects of BPA to see low-dose exposures of  the toxin increased abdominal or general fat in humans. They were ...[READ MORE]

Study Says Canned Soup Associated With Increased Levels Of BPA

A new study says that regular consumption of canned soup may be  associated with an increase in levels of bisphenol A (BPA), which has been  associated with a number of harmful health effects. Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic for water bottles and food containers as well as the protective lining in metal cans. Previously, Health Canada focused on removing BPA from baby bottles to reduce exposure in newborns and infants. In August, Statistics Canada ...[READ MORE]

Chemicals In Your Water That Can Make You Fat!

A VERY interesting article hit cyberspace this week on http://www.wowowow.com/, identifying a class of chemicals in your water that can make you fat!On May 11, the White House announced it was targeting a new threat to America’s health and security. It wasn’t some rogue nation or terrorist organization, or a newfound disease or environmental threat, but endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs. Scientists have coined a new term for these chemicals — "obesogens" — because they "may promote weight ...[READ MORE]