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Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical used in food packaging, is present in almost all Europeans’ bodies, posing a severe health risk, study says (www.eea.europa.eu)

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Population exposure to the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in everything from plastic and metal food containers to reusable water bottles and drinking water pipes in Europe is well above acceptable health safety levels, according to updated research data by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Research has suggested it is linked to a range of health disorders linked to hormone disruption, such as breast cancer and infertility. France is the only country to have entirely banned BPA.

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[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It might be much better nowadays, however a few things that have been in the news lately: Cancer in younger people is significantly on the rise, and fertility is going down according to the WHO. And the amount of auto-immune diseases, allergies and asthma are staggering - in my lay opinion. In certain regions in the world, the amount of pesticides and herbicides is high and not every country has strict regulations in their use, and it takes decades to debate whether some of those chemicals should be banned or not. Also, we have so many possible combinations of chemicals in our environment that it is impossible to know if some combinations are more hazardous for our health then expected. It's not only the short term, but also the long term that should be regarded.

I'm not one to easily panic, but i am concerned, also for the generations after mine.

[–] Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of the issues you mention are, at least in part, caused by not dying. For example, I've got asthma, but without bronchodialators I wouldn't be an asthma patient, I'd just be dead. Another is better diagnosis, melanoma are much easier to identify nowadays, and we actually do diagnosis. If you look at old death reports, they contain a LOT of "sickness of the X" or "natural causes" for people in their early 60s.

[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That is certainly a valid point