What does BPA actually DO to babies and young children? Specifically

[Anonymous]

My children are a little older, so we are just ecstatic that they used BPA-leaching bottles for some time. woo hoo! Not to mention all the other unavoidable sources of it.

You see a lot of press saying scientists have found that BPA is an endocrine disruptor; I know what that is, in theory. But how does that play out in a child's or teen's body? Specifically, mind you. "Boys did not grow pubic hair until age 18 when they were exposed to .... when compared to boys with less exposure."

That sort of thing. My rudimentary internet research skills haven't turned up anything but I imagine it's out there.

[Anonymous]

probably nothing but it worked well for the bottle makers who sold millions more to people replacing them

[Anonymous]

I wish the US would adopt the EU standard that chemicals must be proven safe before the are approved.

There are some researchers that think the endocrine disruptors might play a role in Autism. Other researchers feel that BPA plays a role in childhood obesity epidemic.

[Anonymous]

The EU retroactively bans chemicals all the time. What are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

there are links between BPAs and increased risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, and neurological disorders, to name a few. definitely something that should be considered, and avoided if possible.

[Anonymous]

Every person reacts differently. As the PP stated, it may be one of many factors that contributes to ASD, cancer, etc. Also it may affect thyroid functioning. Some people may not be affected at all. Also it's about cumulative toxic load. That is just one of many, many factors.

[Anonymous]

there are links between BPAs and increased risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, and neurological disorders, to name a few. definitely something that should be considered, and avoided if possible.

This is OP. I have read this sort of language in general-interest news stories, like the kind you might find on CNN.com or something. But I've never seen any data with humans that supports this broad, vague assertion. I'm not saying it certainly isn't true -- it's just that I've never been able to find any empirical support for it. And I do want to know.

Can you lead to me research that backs this up? I couldn't find any WRT humans. Even mice, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

there are links between BPAs and increased risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, and neurological disorders, to name a few. definitely something that should be considered, and avoided if possible.

This is OP. I have read this sort of language in general-interest news stories, like the kind you might find on CNN.com or something. But I've never seen any data with humans that supports this broad, vague assertion. I'm not saying it certainly isn't true -- it's just that I've never been able to find any empirical support for it. And I do want to know.

Can you lead to me research that backs this up? I couldn't find any WRT humans. Even mice, actually.

Here are a few links:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2199288/
http://www.printpack.com/Repository/Files/Human%20Exposure%20to%20BPA%20-%20BPA%20Conf%20Study%202006.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967230/

[Anonymous]

Well, shit. Thank you so much to PP for pulling up those NIH links.