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Just recently we talked about the requirements you must meet a pacifier conveniently to suit the needs of your child. Among our recommendations, you were saying that you’re hiding the component bisphenol A, which involves high risks for child health. Today we tell you what it is and why it is so dangerous. The bisphenol or BPA is more prevalent than we think and there is no legislation to control it. Typically used for pacifiers and bottles, but also in common plastics and cans. In the case of bottles, BPA is contained in the polycarbonate with which they are made.

However, the risk manifests itself only when we heat the bottle. Climbing the temperature of polycarbonate, the particles of Bisphenol A follows, adhering to food and going, therefore, the baby’s body. There are bottles and pacifiers market that do not contain BPA, so do not worry. One of the best alternatives is the crystal, the most reliable material. However many times we reject the obvious risk of breakage. Currently you can find in specialty stores around the plastic protectors without chemicals. They are very useful because they prevent the glass from breaking, are removable and can be washed in the dishwasher.

Protective glass bottles

Returning to bisphenol in Spain have already begun to undertake studies to begin to launch hypotheses about the effects and risks of this chemical component. In an article published in the journal XLSemanal recording the statements of the expert Angel Nadal, director of the Unit of Cellular Physiology and Nutrition of the Institute of Bioengineering, University Miguel Hernández de Elche (Alicante). Nadal has more than ten years experimenting with the effects of bisphenol on animals and now expands the range of hypotheses to humans. Among the risks observed in rats and mice blunts the imbalance evident in the endocrine system.

But there’s more. Nadal aims to BPA affects development hormones, can stimulate precocious puberty. On the other hand, there are adverse effects related to fertility, the adipocytes or fat cells … and even precancerous changes in cells or behavioral changes. These studies are still being tested, but better safe than sorry, your child away from any chemical that can lead to health risks. And it may be appropriate for us adults, we should be careful with the BPA in plastics and cans.