It's true: Chemicals in common food plastics mimic estrogens in your body, potentially causing fertility problems in men, heart problems in women, and developmental problems in children. And if you think a "BPA free" label fixes the problem, think again. We get the latest research from Dr. Scott Belcher of North Carolina State University.

**SOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE**

Study finding that most plastics contain estrogenic chemicals: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Dr. Scott Belcher: https://tox.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/...

Study showing BPA messes up sperm: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

One of Dr. Belcher's earliest pieces of published research on BPA hazards: https://academic.oup.com/endo/article...

Study finding BPA causes heart arrhythmias in women: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Study finding BPA transfers from women to fetuses: http://www.nationaltoxicencephalopa...

Journal article summarizing research on the effects of endocrine disrupters on children: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Study finding that Tetra Pak also leaches estrogenic chemicals: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf...

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