A common plastics chemical might increase a person’s risk of diabetes, a new study warns.
“We were surprised to see that reducing BPA exposure, such as using stainless steel or glass bottles and BPA-free cans, may lowerrisk,” said researcher Todd Hagobian, chair of kinesiology and public health at California Polytechnic State University.
BPA is used to make plastics for a range of consumer products like baby bottles, food containers, pitchers and tableware.type 2 diabetesFor decades, there have been concerns about the effects of BPA on humans. In 2012, the FDA banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups over the effect the chemical might have on child development.
In the study, the team recruited 40 healthy young adults and randomly assigned half of them to take oral BPA at the FDA's safe level for four days, or a placebo.levels did not change significantly between the two groups.sensitivity compared to the control group, results show.
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