Sunday, January 31, 2010

Studies have shown that the use of plastic water bottles damage to human health

According to ABC reports, popular hard plastic water bottle while strong heat resistance, cold, no smell, but there are security risks, it is recommended should be avoided if possible.

Polycarbonate is the production of hard plastic water bottles a widely used chemical materials, the materials, there is an important material for bisphenol A (abbreviated BPA). BPA has given human convenient, but some experts also pointed out that it would damage the body's immune system. And this conclusion has become a broad consensus.

The researchers injected a small amount of BPA in animals, the result is a significant surprising: Even a small amount of BPA still make the animals suffer from various diseases, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, obesity, activities, excitement, abortion and other reproductive diseases, and so on. Such an outcome is sufficient cause for vigilance.

The United States and Canada, a number of environmental organizations are also actively encourage people not to use plastic water bottles containing BPA. Canada's boycott of this bottle with some considerable success: a few large retailers have the products from the counter, outdoor goods retailer, have joined the action, food supermarkets in the BPA-containing baby bottles and children's cups were also banned the sale. Toronto, Canada, environmental organizations have also endorsed the practice, want to have a more healthy and more green materials instead of BPA.

For the sake of their own health to give up hard plastic water bottles, use glass or steel bottle, after all, a healthy way of drinking water

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