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New Study Links Plastics To Heart Disease, Diabetes
fprintf writes "There have been a number of studies over the years, some of which have been debunked, linking plastics with human disease. Now British researchers have released a study again linking common plastics used in food/liquid storage with human disease."
The article in question actually says that they don't claim causality - but that it should be looked at further.
Straight from their own front page:
Never said he did. I was merely pointing out a similarity between Natural News and Kevin Trudeau both claiming that "natural" remedies are more effective than man-made medicines (which are also natural).
Just a few. Like this one, this one and this one. So yes, I have proof he is providing miracle cures. That and his infomercials on which he peddles his book which has in its title, "Includes The Natural Cures For Over 50 Specific Diseases".
I never said I didn't like the source. Some "natural" items can be very beneficial to certain people. However, claiming that ONLY "natural" products, such as supplements which are unregulated and don't have to detail what they actually contain or what effect they may have on people, is disingenuous and potentially harmful.
As far as proving them wrong, I don't need to prove them wrong because studies over the years have proven them wrong. Here is one article which discusses "natural" remedies, and this one which talks about Lycopene.
So yes, I was very intelligent to point out the bias of Natural News so people are aware of their bias. Whether people heed the warning is up to them but they have been warned.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
From TFA
"At least from this study, we cannot draw any conclusion that bisphenol A causes any health effect. "
and:
"The researchers also cautioned that these findings are just the first step and more work is needed to determine if the chemical actually is a direct cause of disease."
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Using glass jars sure caused a lot of food poisoning!
No, but crystal glas can cause other diseases.
After centuries of enjoying beautiful lead crystal at table, it has recently come under the scrutiny of health authorities, who were testing paint and other products as possible sources of lead poisoning. Preliminary tests have shown that, over time, significant amounts of lead can migrate from lead crystal containers into liquids stored in them.
* One research team measured the amount of lead migration in Port wine that was stored in lead crystal decanters. After two days, lead levels were 89 micrograms; after four months, lead levels were between 2,000 and 5,000 micrograms.
* White wine doubled its lead content within an hour of storage, and tripled it within four hours.
* Brandy stored in lead crystal for five years had lead levels around 20,000 micrograms. * Any liquid can leach lead from crystal just as effectively as wine and other alcoholic beverages.
To put these numbers into perspective, the EPAâ(TM)s lead standard for drinking water is 50 micrograms per liter.
She made the willows dance
Actually they corrolated the results to studies done in animals. So humans with the highest levels of BPA, had the highest levels of heart disease and Diabetes, and this corrolated with toxicity studies done on animals.
So what they are saying is that the toxicity studies done on animals are relevant to the human population. This is a study that is ALWAYS done whenever testing any product/medication/etc which has shown harm in animal testing.