How to Avoid the Obesity-Related Plastic Chemical BPA

90% of our exposure to the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A comes from certain components of our diet.

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I previously touched upon bisphenol A in BPA Plastic and Male Sexual Dysfunction. There are some companies that make canned foods without BPA, for example, Eden Foods (Do Eden Beans Have Too Much Iodine? nutritionfacts.org/2012/07/05/do-eden-beans-hav…). You can also buy aseptic packaged beans or boil your own (I like pressure cooking them).

Phthalates are another concerning class of plastics chemicals. I recently covered those in Avoiding Adult Exposure to Phthalates (nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-adult-exposur… What Diet Best Lowers Phthalate Exposure?

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