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Bisphenol A (BPA) is added to the plastic used in products such as baby bottles and to the epoxy that lines food cans. Most individuals in industrialized countries are thought to have BPA in their bodies. In humans, BPA may bind to estrogen receptors, and concern has arisen as to whether it might adversely affect health.
In this study from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004, investigators measured total concentration of BPA in urine samples collected from 1455 adult participants and determined whether urine BPA concentrations were associated with self-reported histories of physician-diagnosed arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease (angina, coronary heart disease, or heart attack), diabetes, liver disease, …