Obesity and Bisphenol A
A recent study confirms the link between Bisphenol A and obesity
Already at the heart of a debate in 2008, linked to its presence in the composition of baby bottles and the potential risk of impact on the health of children, bisphenol A is once again being talked about. A team from the University of Medicine of New York has just published a study on a link between obesity in American children and bisphenol A.
Where is Bisphenol A found?
Bisphenol A, a chemical compound, is used in the design of many objects around us. It is found, for example, in our receipts, our CDs, but also in soda cans, stretch film or other food containers.
What are the known effects on our health?
Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor, ie it will discreetly modify the hormonal communication of the body. The effects of this disturbance are not immediately visible and only appear in the long term. Reason why this substance was withdrawn from the manufacture of baby bottles in 2010, it was suspected of being ingested in large quantities when taking bottles and of causing a change in the puberty of children.
The new results
Two articles published this year again question the harmful effect of bisphenol A on our health.
The first study, conducted by Chinese in February, involved more than 3,000 adult participants. It already revealed that a significant presence of bisphenol A in the body could be linked to the appearance of generalized obesity and abdominal obesity in the population.
A second more recent study, American this time, was carried out in children and adolescents. The researchers compared, in more than 2,300 overweight and obese young people, their exposure to bisphenol A and their body mass. In order to estimate the level of bisphenol A present in the body, the researchers noted the quantity present in their urine. Indeed, after having been ingested, this substance is absorbed by the intestine, circulates in the blood, and is then rejected by the urinary route. The results show that the more bisphenol A there is in the urine, the greater the body mass of the children. These results would therefore mean that the more a child consumes products containing bisphenol A, the more his body accumulates fat, leading to early obesity.
As originally planned in 2010, in view of these results, will the public authorities extend the ban on the presence of bisphenol A in baby bottles to all products in direct contact with our food? To be continued…
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