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"BPA, which is also used in baby bottles and in the resins that line food cans, has been discovered by the CDC in 95 percent of human urine samples tested and has been detected in newborn umbilical cord blood the world over. In 1988, the EPA set a daily safe limit for humans of 0.05 milligrams of BPA per kilogram of body weight. Since then, investigative techniques for determining cell dysfunction in the lab have dramatically improved, allowing researchers to look at many chemicals' subtler effects." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Plastics contain products such as bisphenol-A, which was originally developed as a synthetic estrogen and is in plastic bottles used for drinking water, baby bottles, food wraps, and dental composites. Studies have shown that heating plastic wrap with foods containing oil or fats raises the xenoestrogen content of the food. Conclusion In summary, here are some ways to improve your lifestyle: • Exercise regularly three to four times each week. Maintain a normal body weight. • Avoid excess alcohol (ideally limit to two or three drinks per week)." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"In February 2005, the nonprofit group Environment California released data on tests conducted on polycarbonate baby bottles. Although industry representatives have continued to insist that these bottles are safe, these studies are clearly cause for caution. The results reinforce other data showing that new polycarbonate bottles leach small amounts of BPA, which in animal tests has been shown to cause "abnormalities in the mammary and prostate glands and the female eggs of laboratory animals" as well as accelerating puberty and adding to weight gain." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "So make an effort to reduce your child's contact with BPA by choosing healthier baby bottles. BPA-free bottles include Evenflo glass bottles, which are available at major retail stores and select supermarkets. When Wyatt was a baby, glass bottles were a lot harder to find than they are now. I ended up ordering two dozen from the only source that stocked them, and I never broke a single one. Glass bottles are much safer, and unlike plastic, they last a long time, so you end up saving money." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Never microwave baby bottles. • Never heat up food in plastic containers. • Never cover food placed in the microwave, particularly not in plastic wrap. Turn to the resources section at the end of the book for quick, easy snacks that don't require a microwave. Blue Moon Treats If you let your child stare at the computer or television screen all day, play on a Game Boy around the clock, live off chips and cookies, that child will grow up to be unhealthy and probably unhappy, too." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In addition to testing positive for high levels of bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics the female sex hormone estrogen and is used to make consumer products ranging from plastic baby bottles to the linings of tin cans, the politicians were also tested for polychlorinated biphenyls, chemicals 185 used in electrical transformers that were banned decades ago. Despite no longer being in use, PCBs are so persistent that all the politicians tested positive for them. The highest chemical exposures they had? Phthalates (pronounced ^?" - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "BPA, found in everything from baby bottles and water cooler jugs to bicycle helmets, CDs, and the inside lining of tin cans, is associated with a number of health problems and diseases that are on the rise in the United States population, including breast and prostate cancers and infertility. FACT One of the main storage areas for lead is in the bones, where it is stored from early childhood during bone development. With aging and the onset of osteoporosis, blood lead levels begin increasing as it's released from thinning bones." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Previously, health advocates also were horrified by a dubious marketing tactic by soda companies to reach parents of nutrient-needy babies: they licensed their logos to a large manufacturer of baby bottles. "Infants and toddlers are four times likelier to be fed soda pop out of those bottles than out of regular baby bottles," fumed Dr. Michael Jacobson, CSPI's executive director. (As Linn and Jacobson now note, this much-criticized marketing approach was eventually phased out, we suspect because of pressure from groups such as the CCFC and the CSPI." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Side note: baby bottles made from polycarbonate plastics have quietly disappeared from the market despite industry assurances that polycarbonate plastics are safe.) There are two approaches to take to avoid exposure to BPA. First, if you are active and take water with you, switch to a stainless steel water bottle. But, be careful. Many products on the market are lined with an epoxy finish. This defeats the purpose. Make sure that the bottle is stainless steel both inside and out. Stainless steel water bottles are light, durable, and hold both hot and cold liquids well." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"One of these, Bisphenol A (BPA), mimics the hormone estrogen, yet it is commonly used in polycarbonate baby bottles, cosmetics, and personal care products, and even in some dental sealants for children. A 2007 review of 700 studies involving BPA, published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, found that infants and fetuses were the most vulnerable to adverse effects from this toxic substance." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"The polycarbonate plastics found in baby bottles and water jugs are also suspect. How many plasticizers leave baby bottles and enter the milk formula, especially after microwaving? One preliminary study shows chemicals can leave plastic wrap and enter oil that is microwaved.144 Even the tiny amounts of chemicals released from plastic test tubes appear to be enough to interfere with some animal research because of their potent hormonal effects. The bottom line, how do these minute amounts of plasticizers affect bottle-fed infants?" - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"Infants and toddlers are four times likelier to be fed soda pop out of those bottles than out of regular baby bottles," fumed Dr. Michael Jacobson, CSPI's executive director. (As Linn and Jacobson now note, this much-criticized marketing approach was eventually phased out, we suspect because of pressure from groups such as the CCFC and the CSPI.) Other Countries Set Higher Priorities on the Weil-Being of Their Kids Despite our alleged civilized democracy, what's happening in the United States seems backward." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Studies show that even low doses of some chemicals — including ingredients found in everyday products such as baby bottles, furniture and cosmetics — can disrupt hormones, interfere with development and cause disease, particularly if exposures occur in the womb or early childhood. In animal studies, the flame retardant chemicals found in Michelle Hammond's children — polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) — can disrupt thyroid activity and harm brain development, while the cosmetic chemical dibutyl phthalate is toxic to the reproductive system, particularly for males." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"Some plasfic baby bottles contain it and other plasticizers. In April 1999, Consumer Reports Special Report advised parents to dispose of soft vinyl teethers and toys that infants sometimes suck or chew, and all clear, shiny plastic baby bottles, unless the manufacturer tells you they're not made of polycarbonate, which leaches BPA. They also advised them to replace the bottles with those made of glass or an opaque, less-shiny plastic (the plastic bot-des are often colored)." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.)

"BPA is found in polycarbonate plastic baby bottles, large water-cooler containers and sports bottles, microwave-oven dishes, canned-food liners, and some dental sealants for children. The disastrous impact plastic has on the environment is difficult to determine. Currently, there are more plastic particles in the oceans than there are plankton. Plastic seeps into the ground water from landfills; and rivers and streams carry them to the seas and of, course, back into our bodies through the water we drink and the fish we eat." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"A company called Munchkin Bottling arranged to have soft drink logos like Mountain Dew and Pepsi placed on baby bottles. Babies are four times more likely to consume soft drinks from these as from standard bottles.92 Certainly parents play a role and could be major allies in the fight against obesity. One problem is that their own diets have deteriorated Figure 2.1 baby bottles with Logos (Photo courtesy of Matt Brownell.) and their activity has declined." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

"The twins loved their milk and gulped from baby bottles made with polycarbonate petrochemical-based soft and hard plastics, including the presence of various estrogenic synthetic petrochemicals called phthalates and the contaminant bisphenol-A that have potentially leached into their milk. It bothered me." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) "This report suggested that however it is happening, whether from baby bottles or other sources, certainly bisphenol-A is being absorbed by humans. Puerto Rico has the highest known incidence of premature thelarche (breast development) ever reported, according to a report in Environmental Health Perspectives.2^1 Since 1979, pediatric endocrinologists in Puerto Rico have detected an alarming increase in the number of patients with premature thelarche." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Allergy specialists often find that the cause of colic is the milk, soy or corn (dextrose) in formulas, but in today's world, the chemicals in and on these foods and phthalate chemicals released from microwave heated, plastic baby bottles are also of concern. The newest, serious, medical challenges are related to the immense potential problems that might arise from genetically engineered (GE) corn and soy and irradiated foods. See Chapter 9.) 26 Alice slept very poorly, seemed to be overly hungry and tended to drool in excess during the infant period." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"They are used as packaging for soft drinks, for water jugs and juice bottles, and for baby bottles and as plastic products used in hospitals and laboratories. Although generally believed to be safe, some experiments indicate this may not be the case. Dr. David Feldman from Stanford University discovered that the polycarbonate flasks used in an experiment were leaching bisphenol A when water was heated in the flasks. More disturbing, Professor Nicolas Olea tested eight brands of polycarbonate baby bottles by filling them with distilled water, sterilizing, and testing the water." - D. Lindsey Berkson, Hormone Deception (Get the book.)

"In April 1999, Consumer Reports Special Report advised parents to dispose of soft vinyl teethers and toys that infants sometimes suck or chew, and all clear, shiny plastic baby bottles, unless the manufacturer tells you they're not made of polycarbonate, which leaches BPA. They also advised them to replace the bottles with those made of glass or an opaque, less-shiny plastic (the plastic bot-des are often colored). Shortly thereafter, in conjunction with American Council on Health and Science (ACSH), an industry-funded front group, family doctor C." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.)

"Your tiny fingers might have grasped baby bottles bearing soft drink company logos.10 Television connects you with some of Madison Avenue's brightest minds, hence you may recognize Ronald McDonald before you can speak. You will like the silly rabbit, Fred and Barney, the leprechaun, the friendly captain, the clown, and the pitcher with a smiling face. You see them thousands of times each year and see nothing similar for apples or carrots. You may start to weigh too much, not a surprise given your diet." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

"These types of products include cosmetics, sunscreens, perfumes, soaps, detergents, solvents, dental sealants, pharmaceuticals, such as birth control pills, clear plastic baby bottles, and some water bottles. The list also includes many chemicals in plastics, such as PVC, polystyrene (a.k.a. Styrofoam), and others, and pesticides, such as Monsanto's Roundup and many others. A few heavy metals are included — arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury. Other known EDs are the 209 PCBs (polychlori-nated biphenyls), 75 dioxins, and 135 furans." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.)

"One problem is that their own diets have deteriorated Figure 2.1 baby bottles with Logos (Photo courtesy of Matt Brownell.) and their activity has declined. Research shows that parents' diet and exercise patterns predict a child's likelihood of being overweight, giving rise to the term "obesigenic families."93 Parents need help to change their own lifestyles and to raise healthy children. Parents must compete with television, movies, candy fund-raisers, schools filled with soft drinks, snack foods, and fast foods, and peer pressure to eat." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

"Other (usually polycarbonate): used in five-gallon water bottles, some baby bottles, some metal can linings. Polycarbonate can release its primary building block, bisphenol A, another suspected hormone disruptor, into liquids and foods. In 1998, the Japanese government ordered manufacturers there to recall and destroy polycarbonate tableware meant for use by children because it contained excessive amounts of bisphenol A." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.) "PP (polypropylene): used in rigid containers, including some baby bottles, and some cups and bowls. #6 PS (polystyrene): used in foam "clam-sheH"-type containers, meat and bakery trays, and in its rigid form, clear takeout containers, some plastic cutlery and cups. Polystyrene may leach styrene into food it comes into contact with. A recent study in Environmental Health Perspectives concluded that some styrene compounds leaching from food containers are estrogenic (meaning they can disrupt normal hormonal functioning)." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"How many plasticizers leave baby bottles and enter the milk formula, especially after microwaving? One preliminary study shows chemicals can leave plastic wrap and enter oil that is microwaved.144 Even the tiny amounts of chemicals released from plastic test tubes appear to be enough to interfere with some animal research because of their potent hormonal effects. The bottom line, how do these minute amounts of plasticizers affect bottle-fed infants? Consider for a moment the increasing number of foods and beverages sold in plastic containers." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.) "The polycarbonate plastics found in baby bottles and water jugs are also suspect. How many plasticizers leave baby bottles and enter the milk formula, especially after microwaving? One preliminary study shows chemicals can leave plastic wrap and enter oil that is micro waved.144 Even the tiny amounts of chemicals released from plastic test tubes appear to be enough to interfere with some animal research because of their potent hormonal effects. The bottom line, how do these minute amounts of plasticizers affect bottle-fed infants?" - Doris Rapp, Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"BABY BOTTLES Dispose of all clear, shiny plastic baby bottles, unless the manufacturers tell you they're not made of polycarbonate. Replace with bottles made of glass or an opaque, less-shiny plastic (often colored) made from polyethylene or polypropylene. Evenflo has brought tempered glass bottles back on the market. For more information contact Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet at 888/ECO-INFO or www. mothers.org/mothers. WHAT THE SCIENTISTS SAY • Dr." - D. Lindsey Berkson, Hormone Deception (Get the book.)

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