Toxic BPA Levels Increase by a Shocking 1200% After Eating Canned Foods
SUMMARY
A recent Harvard study found that eating as little as one canned food item a day (they studied canned soup, but it could also be chickpeas, baby food, or any other canned food or drink) is enough to spike your BPA levels by more than 1,200 percent.
The study compared a group of individuals who ate a canned soup a day for 5 consecutive days and compared their BPA levels to a group of individuals who ate fresh soup for the same period of time.
“The magnitude of the rise in urinary BPA we observed after just one serving of soup was unexpected and may be of concern among individuals who regularly consume foods from cans or drink several canned beverages daily." concluded Karin Michels one of the study's senior authors.
The study, titled Canned Soup Consumption and Urinary Bisphenol A: A Randomized Crossover Trial was published in the Journal of American Medicine and is the first to measure the BPA amounts that are ingested when people eat food that comes directly out of a can.
WHY THIS SHOULD CONCERN YOU
The study's author actually made note that the participants were given amounts of soup that were smaller than what people probably would consume at home. “One serving of soup is a not a lot,” she said. “They were actually telling us that that wasn’t even enough for their lunch.”
BPA can be found in the lining of canned foods and drinks (including most soda cans) as well as clear hard plastics labeled with the number '7' in the recycling triangle and most store receipts.
The article reminds us of the possible toxic side effects that BPA exposure might have on you and your family's health including:
High urinary BPA levels have been strongly linked with heart disease and diabetes risk
Prenatal BPA exposure is connected with a higher breast cancer risk later in life
New findings say prenatal BPA exposure can cause aggressiveness in toddlers and asthma in babies
BPA can also impact fertility by damaging sperm health
To read more on what BPA is and its potential harmful effects on us and our children read my post:
To learn about easy ways to reduce your exposure to BPA read my blog post on