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That's BPA (Bisphenol A).....

It's used in can linings and plastics. You can look for BPA free products, which is difficult but not impossible. Try a Red/Apple wine vinegar detox, 2-3 tablespoon added to water for at least 30 days.

BPA closely mimics the structure and function of the hormone estradiol with the ability to bind to and activate the same estrogen receptor as the natural hormone.

Ah hence its ability to increase the risk of BC. That's why naturopathic women physicians say they don't touch anything in a can. I suppose to be fair real food isn't sourced from a can anyway.

Absolutely, endocrine disrupters are no joke, the list of xeno's are endless, you remember the Paraben thread from a while back?, check out this info:


Parabens are estrogen mimickers (agonists), with the potency of the response being related to the chemical structure (Darbre, 2008). Parabens can bind to the cellular estrogen receptor (Routledge, 1998). They also increase the expression of many genes that are usually regulated by the natural estrogen estradiol and cause human breast tumor cells (MCF-7 cells) to grow and proliferate in vitro (Byford, 2002; Pugazhendhi, 2007). Nevertheless, parabens as a class do not fully mimic estradiol as regards these changes in cellular gene expression, nor are the effects of all parabens identical (Sadler, 2009).

Parabens
http://www.breastcancerfund.org/clear-sc...abens.html

40 Women With Breast Cancer Had Parabens in Their Tissues
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl...ients.aspx#!