In the body 90% of Teens already have the chemicals from plastic. People, stop!

2018-02-10 14:42

In the body 90% of Teens already have the chemicals from plastic. People, stop!
Frightening conclusions of scientists.

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According to new research, almost 90% of British teenagers in the body traces of a substance, changes hormonal balance, reports Rus.Media.

Bisphenol a (TPA) is contained in plastic packages and bottles in food containers and in the cash receipts.

This substance, which since the 1960s has been used in the production of certain types of plastics, mimics the female sex hormone estrogen can cause a decrease in sperm count and infertility in men as well as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Researchers from Exeter University analysed the urine sample of 94 adolescents and found 86% of the traces of TPA in the body.

Experts fear that avoid contact with this chemical in the body is almost impossible because of the widespread use of plastic packaging.

Study co-author Professor Lorna Harris says:

“Most people faced with the TPA on a daily basis. In this study, our students found that currently, with regard to the existing laws on the labeling, avoid it with a change of diet is very difficult.

In a perfect world we would have the choice of what to enter in your body. But today we can’t make this choice because it is very difficult to determine which products and packaging contain HFCs”.

Last year the European chemicals Agency has made TPA in the category of “causing extreme anxiety” through his “possible serious impact on human health”.

It is a substance that is used to make the hardness of plastic, associated with diabetes and heart disease, and male infertility.

Although it is contained in the cash receipts, sunglasses and CDs, often TPA enters the body through the food that was stored in a plastic bag.

In addition to the analysis of urine teenagers also kept diaries of food. And even when they are a week refrain from products with TPA, the content of the substance in the body has decreased.

Study leader Tamara Galloway says:

“We found that a diet designed to minimize contact with TPA, involved the rejection of fruit and vegetables in plastic containers, canned foods and prepared meals packaged in containers containing HFCs, had no noticeable effect on the concentration of TPA in the body.”

Prior to this, scientists came to the conclusion that reusing plastic bottles increases the risk of contact with TPA due to wear of the plastic, as heating of products in plastic packaging in a microwave.

While HFCs is derived from blood via the kidneys within a few hours, recent studies show that it can stay in the body for up to 43 hours and, therefore, get into body fat.

Though this chemical belongs to “endocrine disruptors” — that is, can disrupt the hormone balance of mammals — the European Agency for food safety argues that in small doses it is not dangerous.