Satanbarbara was the one who pushed for the regulation on banning plastic items in Schenectady County that were made with BPA. Wonder if he will push for the banning of all soda (and I'm guessing beer) cans throughout the county.
Just the Cans That Soda Comes in Might Be Making Us Fat
David Wagner
Sep 18, 2012 Discovered: BPA causes concern; thin people often less healthy than fat peers; Neandertals accessorized with feathers; baby boys shouldn't be given pacifiers.
Soda can chemicals correlated with obesity. We already know that swilling too much sugary soda is a fast path to obesity. But now we also have cause for concern about the cans containing that carbonated high fructose goodness, specifically the chemicals coating their insides. Research from NYU's Leonardo Trasande and colleagues now suggests that commonly used Bisphenol-A (BPA) correlated with the rise of childhood and teen obesity. "This is the first association of an environmental chemical in childhood obesity in a large, nationally representative sample," Trasande says, referring to the data he studied from 2003 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. He found that children with high levels of BPA in their systems were 2.6 times more likely to be obese than kids who had low levels. This isn't the first strike against BPA. It has also been linked to reproductive problems and pregnancy hazards. Earlier this year, the FDA banned BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, but it's still allowed in aluminum cans and other containers. [Smithsonian]
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