Comments on: Hormones in the food supply http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/08/hormones-in-the-food-supply/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cathy Richards http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/08/hormones-in-the-food-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-31114 Cathy Richards Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:34:26 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1532#comment-31114 Danny, It affects your sperm -- not very noticeable without a microscope or DNA analyzer, but maybe you care about them anyway. And if your baby is gestating in a woman exposed to BPA there's a risk that a male fetus will be feminized both behaviourly and genitally, and all babies born with in-utero BPA exposure will be at risk for behaviour problems. Then there's cancer risk. If you are careful when you interact with other risk factors (like wearing a mask when you sand your drywall, or wearing a seat belt), it makes sense you should be careful with BPA and other contaminants that act like hormones. You can't see asbestos fibres either, and feel when when you're first exposed to them, and 2nd, and 3rd exposures etc. Doesn't mean it's harmless. If they can make plastics without BPA (and they can) then they should. Here's one change you can make: buy your beer in bottles, not in cans (which are lined with BPA plastic). Danny,
It affects your sperm — not very noticeable without a microscope or DNA analyzer, but maybe you care about them anyway. And if your baby is gestating in a woman exposed to BPA there’s a risk that a male fetus will be feminized both behaviourly and genitally, and all babies born with in-utero BPA exposure will be at risk for behaviour problems.

Then there’s cancer risk. If you are careful when you interact with other risk factors (like wearing a mask when you sand your drywall, or wearing a seat belt), it makes sense you should be careful with BPA and other contaminants that act like hormones.

You can’t see asbestos fibres either, and feel when when you’re first exposed to them, and 2nd, and 3rd exposures etc. Doesn’t mean it’s harmless.

If they can make plastics without BPA (and they can) then they should. Here’s one change you can make: buy your beer in bottles, not in cans (which are lined with BPA plastic).

]]> By: Danny http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/08/hormones-in-the-food-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-31113 Danny Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:12:43 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1532#comment-31113 That's the one thing that really is a hole in the logic for the people who don't like hormones. What exactly does it do to me that's so bad? I feel fine eating whatever the hell I eat. That’s the one thing that really is a hole in the logic for the people who don’t like hormones. What exactly does it do to me that’s so bad? I feel fine eating whatever the hell I eat.

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