Bisphenol A - The hidden killer!

Behavioral and learning difficulties in children and Bisphenol A

During the nine months between conception and birth, the fetal brain is transformed from instructions in genes to a complex, highly differentiated mass of organized cells capable of interacting with the outside world and prepared for learning.

Those first nine months lay the groundwork for all of that happens later in life. Get this wrong, and the consequences can diminish a person's capacity to participate in society and compete throughout life.

Normal brain development is heavily influenced and dependent upon natural hormone signals, brain development is therefore vulnerable to endocrine disruption.

Bisphenol A is A Known Endocrine Disruptor Source

Studies show that BPA exposure during pregnancy builds up in the vomb and affect young childrens behavior the girls is especially vulnerable.

In this study, published October 24, 2011, in an advance online edition of Pediatrics, lead author Joseph Braun, research fellow in environmental health at HSPH, and his colleagues found that gestational BPA exposure was associated with more behavioral problems at age 3, especially in girls.

The researchers collected data from 244 mothers and their 3-year-old children in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment Study, conducted in the Cincinnati area. Mothers provided three urine samples during pregnancy and at birth that were tested for BPA; their children were tested each year from ages 1 to 3. When the children were 3 years old, the mothers completed surveys about their children's behavior.

BPA was detected in over 85% of the urine samples from the mothers and over 96% of the children’s urine samples. The researchers found that maternal BPA concentrations were similar between the first sample and birth. The children’s BPA levels decreased from ages 1 to 3, but were higher and more variable than that of their mothers.

After adjusting for possible contributing factors, increasing gestational BPA concentrations were associated with more hyperactive, aggressive, anxious, and depressed behavior and poorer emotional control and inhibition in the girls. This relationship was not seen in the boys.

The study confirms two prior studies showing that exposure to BPA in the womb impacts child behavior Exposure to BPA, Chemical Used to Make Plastics, Before Birth Linked to Behavioral, Emotional Difficulties in Young Girls

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New study on BPA. This one uses levels present in foods of human consumption on mice it appears. The offspring of the mice had a much greater chance of getting Cancer. Testing on humans is desired but I doubt if the funding will ever come through. That is the way things seem to work here in America.

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Really nice OP so I thought I would give this a bump as I don't think many people know about this.

Bisphenol A is now inside most of us.

I'm no chemist and know very little about chemistry but a material that is made from Phenol (requires careful handling due to its propensity to cause chemical burns) and Acetone (active ingredient in nail polish remover and paint thinner), are surely not good for us? Also of course both are made from petroleum.

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Found out that here in the UK, Heinz, Campbell Soup and Del Monte have stopped using BPA in the lining of their cans, so I might start buying them again rather than the cheaper options.