a peer reviewed study, which was published in environmental health perspectives, gives evidence that eliminating plastic food packaging and canned foods from your diet can significantly reduce the concentrations of bisphenol a bpa as well as dehp metabolites in your urine. in simple words, it means that, if you are worried about exposure to dehp and bpa, you can really do something about it. the research was done by scientists at the silent spring institute and the breast cancer fund. bpa is used in nearly all canned beverage and food linings and is also the fundamental monomer of polycarbonate plastic, which is used for beverage and food storage. bpa is connected with endocrine disruption in animals as well as in some human studies. the us food and drug administration fda have issued an update on bpa. in this issue, it agreed with the national toxicology program at the national institutes of health. it states that there is &ldquosome concern&rdquo regarding the likely effects of bpa on the behaviour, brain, and prostate gland in infants, foetuses, and young children. however, when it comes to the safety of bpa, many researchers and scientists, are much less reserved. particularly when it comes about foetuses and infants, and urge complete avoidance of bpa in food as well as in food contact items, many researchers are less reserved. dehp is a phthalate widely used to soften pvc plastic. it can also be found in some plastic packaging that is used for food. it is also associated with endocrine disruption. the study had involved 5 families, with a total of 20 participants. during the study, over a period of 3 days, the families ate foodstuff that was stored and prepared with minimum plastic food packaging or canned foods. during that threeday period of minimum plastic packaging and canned food, a caterer prepared and delivered food, avoiding foods packaged in canned foods and plastic. urine samples were collected before, on 1st and 2nd day, during, on 4th and 5th day, and after this &ldquofresh food&rdquo diet. the families returned to their normal diet after the &ldquofresh food&rdquo diet, and urine samples were again collected on 7th and 8th day. the urine samples were examined for bpa and 7 other chemicals which assess for exposure to about 5 different phthalates &ndash dehp, which is used in some food packaging, and dbp, dep, bbp and dmp. the study results revealed that while those families were eating the &ldquofresh food&rdquo diet, their bpa levels averagely slumped by more than 60. for the three metabolites, which were used to calculate exposure to the phthalate dehp, all 3 slumped by more than 50 during the span of &ldquofresh food&rdquo diet. when the families returned to their regular diets, bpa levels raised to just about the preintervention levels. so, what does it mean for you it means you can minimize your exposure to bpa and dehp drastically by making dietary adjustments, such as &bull over canned foods, use frozen, fresh, dried or glass jarred. canned beverages and foods are a main source of bpa exposure for most people. as the study reveals, by eliminating canned foods from your diet, you can considerably reduce your bpa exposure. there are also some bpa free canned goods available in the market, such as eden foods canned beans. &bull choose sippy cups, baby bottles, and other serving pieces and food storage which are not made up of polycarbonate plastic. &bull choose soups, soy milk and milk packaged in glass or cardboard &ldquobrick&rdquo carton. &bull skip having water from those 5 gallon bottles which are made of polycarbonate plastic. &bull avoid certain plastic wraps that can be pvc. plastic wrap was first made of pvc. pvc remains the most ordinary in food wraps used in catering as well as other commercial applications. however, now, many of the top plastic wraps used in the home have shifted to a pvcfree wrap, including glad cling wrap, saran premium and handi wrap. they are made up of low density polyethylene. &bull if you purchase soft cheeses and other products that are wrapped in a plastic wrap, when you get home, remove the wrapping and store them in glass or similar plastic free storage. source of information httphealthychild.orgblogcommentsavoidingcannedplasticpackagedfoodssignificantlyreducesbpalevels
