Beware! Drinking Plastic-bottled Water ma increase Obesity.

Are plastics thwarting your best weight
loss efforts? You may not want to believe
this but taking plastic bottled water may
be a stumbling block to all the efforts you
are putting into shedding some fat.
A new study from Harvard School of
Public Health and published in the journal
Environmental Health found that
commonly-found toxins in plastics are
linked to both general obesity and
abdominal obesity. Known as Bisphenol A
or BPA for short, these hormone
disruptors have been primarily found in
plastic, including plastic food and
beverage packaging.
Harvard scientists studied the effects of
BPA to see low-dose exposures of the
toxin increased abdominal or general fat
in humans. They were aware of previous
studies showing that low-dose BPA
increased obesity in rodents. The
scientists assessed the urinary BPA
concentrations, body mass index, and
waist circumference in 2747 adult men
and women ranging in age from 18 to 74.
Their findings aren’t surprising given the
toxin is a known hormone and
metabolism disruptor. The higher the
urinary concentrations of BPA (indicating
higher exposures), the more likely a
person was obese and experiencing
abdominal obesity. The adults with the
highest amounts of BPA in their urine
were 75 percent more likely to be obese
than those with the lowest amounts of
BPA.
They concluded that “higher BPA
exposure is associated with general and
central obesity in the general adult
population in the United States.”
As a result of studies like the Harvard
one, toxins like BPA, PCBs
(polychlorinated biphenyls), and
phthalates are increasingly being referred
to as “obesogens.”
You can do your best to reduce your
exposure to BPA by following the tips
below.
6 Ways to Reduce Your BPA Exposure
1. Avoid plastic water bottles. Get a high
quality, BPA-free stainless steel reusable
water bottle and refill it.
2. Avoid using plastic food storage
containers. Opt for glass or stainless steel
instead.
3. Avoid microwaving food in plastic
containers.
4. If you must use any plastic, be sure it is
BPA-free.
5. Stop using plastic cooking utensils.
Choose renewable bamboo instead.
6. If you’re choosing plastic toys for
children, be sure they are BPA-free.
5 Other Things You Can Do to Protect
Yourself
1. Eat a diet high in fiber since fiber binds
to toxins like BPA to help escort them out
of the body.
2. Eat more beans.
3. Add a scoopful of brown rice fiber to
your smoothie or as a supplement to bind
to BPA.
4. Drink green tea to help burn fat.
5. Use metabolism-boosting spices like
cayenne and other chilies.
Follow the above tips see what happens
as you try to lose some weight and stay
healthy.