Exposure to Bisphenol-A Linked to More Health Problems

The results of a new study on Bisphenol-A were reported in today’s Chicago Tribune. This study, the first to examine the effects of BPA on a large group of adults, is discussed in the upcoming Journal of the American Medical Association.  (The study results were released early since the FDA is meeting again today to discuss the safety of BPA in products that touch food.)

The study found that higher levels of BPA, as measured by urinary concentrations of the chemical, were associated with higher levels of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and abnormal levels of three liver enzymes. Those with the highest concentrations of BPA had almost 3 times the level of cardiovascular disease and 2.4 times the level of diabetes as those who had the lowest levels of BPA. These results accounted for other possible contributing factors such as education level, income, and race.

The results of the study are especially troubling since the exposure of those involved in the study was below the levels currently set as safe by the Food and Drug Administration. In fact, according to Dr. David Melzer, one of the co-authors of the report, no one in the study had BPA urine amounts showing higher than recommended exposure levels. In other words, “safe” levels may not be safe.

I’m seeing this study as another reason to continue protecting my family from exposure to BPA.

The same issue of JAMA also included an editorial about the study and Bisphenol-A. The editorial is well worth reading.

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