WASHINGTON—A study presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting suggests that people are being exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) at levels much higher than the recommended safe daily dose, reported Newswise.
“BPA is now known to be a potent estrogen,” said Frederick vom Saal, PhD, a co-author of the new study and a professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. “Human and animal studies indicate it could be related to diabetes, heart disease, liver abnormalities, miscarriage and other reproductive abnormalities, as well as prostate and breast cancer.”
FDA declared BPA is safe based on estimates that people consume only small amounts each day from food. However, recent research indicated that U.S. adults are exposed to more BPA from multiple sources than previously thought, vom Saal said.
