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    1 year ago

    I was reading What to expect before you’re expecting and it says to stay away from any food that comes in any kind of plastic, esp if the plastic container needs to be heated/re-heated.

    It says when it gets into your blood stream your body thinks it’s estrogen.

    The most fucked up part is the EPA says the risk is very low. Probably because plastics are literally everywhere, and banning them at this point would cause an economic catastrophe. Which it def would.

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/bpa/faq-20058331

    This is an article about BPAs, but they are just the tip of the iceberg of the phtalates - chemicals used to make plastic more durable.