Health Update: Disease Burden from Plastics is Real
Hello everyone:
Here is some vital news on how to protect yourself from the potential harms of plastics that will empower you to protect your health. Research shows that the chemicals in plastics harm our health significantly through multiple negative effects.
“Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) via daily use of plastics is a major contributor to the overall disease burden in the United States and the associated costs to society amount to more than 1% of the gross domestic product, revealed a large-scale analysis.
The research, published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society on January 11, indicated that taken together, the disease burden attributable to EDCs used in the manufacture of plastics added up to almost $250 billion in 2018 alone.
"The diseases due to plastics run the entire life course from preterm birth to obesity, heart disease, and cancers," commented lead author Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, Jim G. Hendrick, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, in a release.
These chemicals have been shown to leach and disturb the body's hormone systems, increasing the risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments in developing fetuses and children, and even death.”
https://academic.oup.com/jes/article/8/2/bvad163/7513992?login=false
Bottom Line:
The researchers recommend limiting all plastic exposures…it could save your life and those close to you, as well as help the planet.
- Never heat anything in plastic or with a plastic cover.
- Do not drink from plastic bottles.
- Avoid purchasing foods wrapped in plastics.
- Do not let children chew on plastic toys.
- Reduce the use of single use plastics.
- Do not drink from paper cups as they have a plastic inner coating
Here are a few helpful links:
https://www.ecowatch.com/avoid-microplastics-at-home-2655282616.html
