New York, Jan 8
Forget about the quality of water. A mere contact with the water bottle can be life-threatening.
A commonly used plasticiser found in products such as water bottles, soup can liners and paper receipts, can increase the risk for prostate cancer later in life, said a study.
“Bisphenol A, or BPA, is widely used to soften plastics. Steering clear of the chemical is nearly impossible,” said Gail Prins, professor of physiology at University of Illinois at Chicago.
What left the researchers more worried is exposure of the foetus to BPA in the uterus.
The chemical, which mimics the hormone estrogen, has been linked to several kinds of cancer, including prostate cancer, in rodent models. And humans are not safe either, warned the study published in the journal Endocrinology.
By:IANS