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October 2008

Plastic containers may be deadly for your brain.

By Raman Jokhakar, Tarunkumar Singhal, Chartered Accountants
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11 Plastic containers may be
deadly for your brain.


Plastic containers may be deadly for your brain.
Canadian researchers have found that Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in
making plastic containers, might be responsible for impairing many brain
functions such as learning and remembering.

They also fear that it could be a factor behind
Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and depression.

BPA is globally used in making plastic water
bottles, baby food bottles, food containers and dental prostheses.

In their study, the researchers at the University
of Guelph found that BPA might be leaking into the solid or liquid foods kept in
the plastic containers.

When these foods and liquids are consumed, they
said, the chemical might be getting into the human system, disrupting
communication between brain neurons which is vital in understanding and
remembering.

(Source : The Times of India, 5-9-2008)

 

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