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Re: so..whats the deqal with nalgene bottles being harmful to your health? Any docs around? southeastcreekin New
Date: Apr 09 2008, 16:59 GMT
From: river007

	Its just too easy to use PE(poleythelene bottles) or something else.   If it says PC and #7 recycle sign on the bottom of the container just don't use it.  I mean pediatricians studying BPA have recommeneded parents to stay awary from the bottles for children, since alot of baby bottles are make of this stuff.  And they frequently get heated up.  Infants that are formula fed from these bottles show the highest levels of exposure.  I did not know that BPA was know to leach from the plastic lining of canned foods, but that concerns me.  Not that this is a statistical study by any means but both my wife and her mom have used Nalgenes extensively for years caving, kayaking or just generally toting around everywhere.   As we have heard the chemical released, whether or not it be from hot liquids, over periods of time, from cleaners, from UV from sunlight heating the container, the chemical acts like synthetic estrogen which affects the endrocrine and reproductive systems.  Both my wife and her mother developed tumor nodules on their thyroids or parathyroids and led to hypothyroidism or hyopthyroidism, conditions that screw with your metabolism and energy levels (symtoms similar to mono, but worse).  My wife is currently seeing a specialist to determine the nature of and what to do about the 1 cm diameter tumor on her thyroid that is ruining her life at the moment.  These conditions are typically associated with estrogen level abnormalities.  I have never really used Nalgenes on a consistent basis and I'm glad now.  There is enough evidence for the Canadian government to pull them off the shelves.  It seems like there is enough evidence to temporarily pull them from US shelves until it can be verified that it is not harmful.  A study the harmful effects should be undertaken focusing on different groups. I am guessing that the effects of exposure to these chemicals have a more severe affect on the endocrine system of women.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen  Women could be intaking extemely high levels of estrogen and synthetic estrogen without even knowing it from various sources.  When looking at the combined with the effects of taking in synthetic estrogen from birth control, shampoos, and leaching BPA from a host of products.  I think Ben already put up this link to Bisphneol A but I'm going to put it here again.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A   In my opinon the FDA has really dropped the ball on protecting the public.  Of the 2,000+ new chemicals that are approved for exposure to the public each year unless it obviously and directly kills people the safety of these chemicals and whether or not we should allow people to be exposed to them isn't really even considered. Will

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Unfortunately, it's not just the FDA. MiddleSchooler New

Oh and ...."Reusable plastic bottles leach BPA at room temperature". MiddleSchooler New

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