More Bad News on BPA: Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes in Humans

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By Eliza Strickland
Sep 17, 2008 1:02 AMApr 12, 2023 1:33 PM

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New health concerns have been raised about the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA); a study suggests that there is a link between high levels of exposure to BPA and an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. While the new study doesn't prove a cause and effect relationship, only a correlation, it is the first human survey to follow up on troubling findings from animal studies. The chemical, which is often found in baby bottles, sports water bottles, and other non-recyclable containers, has gotten several waves of bad press in the past few months. A recent experiment showed that extremely high doses of the chemical damage monkeys' brains, and other work

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