Food Plastics = Estrogens in Your Body

It's true: Chemicals in common food plastics mimic estrogens in your body, potentially causing fertility problems in men, heart problems in women, and developmental problems in children. And if you think a "BPA free" label fixes the problem, think again. We get the latest research from Dr. Scott Belcher of North Carolina State University.

***SOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE***

Study finding that most plastics contain estrogenic chemicals: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/

Dr. Scott Belcher: https://tox.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/scott-m-belcher/

Study showing BPA messes up sperm: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199454/

One of Dr. Belcher's earliest pieces of published research on BPA hazards: https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/146/12/5388/2500569

Study finding BPA causes heart arrhythmias in women: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181279/

Study finding BPA transfers from women to fetuses: http://www.national-toxic-encephalopathy-foundation.org/placenta.pdf

Journal article summarizing research on the effects of endocrine disrupters on children: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572204/

Study finding that Tetra Pak also leaches estrogenic chemicals: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11356-009-0107-7.pdf

Guga's "Sous Vide Everything" video where he (sort of?) tried one of my recipes: https://youtu.be/EhWJF8jQkUM

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