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BPA (Bisphenol A) http://www.care2.com/causes/how-safe-are-bpa-free-plastics.html is a difficult chemical to escape -- it's in so many plastic products from water bottles and sippy cups to contact lenses and toys. Controversial studies linking BPA to health risks, particularly reproductive risks, prompted companies to go the "BPA-free" route. But new research from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) Health Sciences says not so fast: BPS (Bisphenol S), a replacement for BPA that technically makes products BPA-free, is probably not safe either. "BPS is Not Harmless" Using studies on zebrafish, UCLA researchers found that BPS "speeds up embryonic development and disrupts the reproductive system'" reports Science Daily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160201103543.htm …show more content…

BPS is not harmless." The researchers suspect that overstimulated neurons could lead to early puberty and interrupt the natural reproductive system. While this study focused on zebrafish, it could speak to larger issues. Could the rise in BPA and BPA-free products explain the "rise in premature human births and early onset of puberty over the past couple of decades," in the United States? Health Day http://consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/pregnancy-33/pregnancy-news-543/premature-births-on-the-rise-643869.html reports that over 500,000 American babies (or 1 in 8) are born prematurely and the rate of premature births has increased 36 percent since the 1980s. Puberty is also beginning much earlier for girls and boys, some as young as six. …show more content…

and Europe manufactured approximately 5 million tons of products with BPA in 2015, says Science Daily. That's why researchers like Wayne recommend swapping plastic with glass as much as possible. But, hey, realistically we already know that plastic products aren't harmless: We're headed towards having more plastic, by weight, than fishes in our oceans by 2050. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/24/oceans-more-plastic-than-fish/79267192/ Not to mention, the effects that chemicals like BPA have on our wildlife and environment are largely unknown; a 2012 study suggests, "Due to its environmental ubiquity, organisms may be exposed to BPA chronically or during sensitive life stages," says Science Direct. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479712001405 Glass and these other good

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