Long term use of plastic products may lead to diabetes. Will more plastic products increase the risk of diabetes? Studies have found that high levels of urinary bisphenol A can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
According to the research of Ning Guang, Professor of Endocrinology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, published in the internal medicine yearbook of the United States, high levels of urinary bisphenol A can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is bisphenol A? Many people may be unfamiliar with this chemical term, but if bisphenol A is found in daily necessities such as beverage packaging, milk bottles and cash registers, it must be common for us.
Bisphenol A, mainly used in the production of polycarbonate and other polymer materials, can also be used in the production of plasticizer and other fine chemical products. Widely used in beverage packaging, milk bottles, water bottles and hundreds of other daily necessities. As a kind of plasticizer, the risk of food safety caused by bisphenol A and other plasticizers is always uneven.
In May this year, nearly 900 kinds of food in Taiwan were found to contain plasticizers. The beverage crisis is not even, and the bottle crisis is coming again, because studies have shown that bisphenol A may cause harm to human endocrine. On May 30, the Ministry of Health announced that BPA is prohibited in packaging materials that come into contact with infant food.
Now, the research of experts in Shanghai Ruijin Hospital has sounded an alarm for the impact of bisphenol A on adult health.
Nearly 90% of Chinese people have BPA in their urine tests. There are few large sample population studies on BPA abroad. The research team led by Professor Ning Guang measured the levels of urine bisphenol A and blood glucose in 3423 community people over 40 years old. The results showed that 87.7% of the people over 40 years old could detect the level of BPA in urine, with an average level of 0.81ng/ml.
In fact, bisphenol A is easily absorbed and can be inhaled in small amount by human body through diet, breathing, skin contact, etc. When using plastic products to hold hot drinks, microwave heating will increase the absorption. The study found that people with higher levels of BPA (& gt; 1.43ng/ml) will significantly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. We should pay attention to the effect of high level of BPA on health, especially the disorder of glucose metabolism in adults. "Said Professor Bi Yufang, head of diabetes epidemiology research group of Shanghai endocrine and metabolic disease clinical medical center and core researcher of Ningguang scientific research team.
Although 90% of adults inhaled BPA can be excreted through urine, Bi Yufang still suggested that people should reduce the use of plastic products as much as possible, avoid microwave heating lunch boxes, and buy glass baby bottles as much as possible.
After reading the above content, you should have some understanding of the problem that long-term use of plastic products may lead to diabetes. More topics about diabetes treatment and health care will continue to be introduced in the following articles. Welcome to check. Wish you a happy life!