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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."

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  1. Re:I haven't even rtfa, but here goes by geekoid · · Score: 5, Informative

    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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