Plastic is making our life comfortable in carrying, storing our food efficient.But are they also making us sick?

It’s been known that very minute particles of plastic get into our food from containers,through plates etc this process is called leaching.The amount is small but leaching of plastic into food has become unavoidable.Heating of food in plastic may also leads to leaching,and also contact with acid,salty, fatty foods increases leaching.

Bisphenol A (BPA) and a class of chemicals called phthalates are under research since long period.BPA is the material which is used in manufacturing of water bottles,cans,linings of canned food.BPA gets into our bloodstream and can disturb hormones in the body especially estrogen ,according to a research.

If you want to reduce exposure to BPA,there are certain steps you can follow:

1.Avoid eating canned foods.Eat food fresh.In addition to avoiding BPA, you can get a good amount of nutrients in our food.

2.Breast feed your baby or use powdered formula instead of using cans.

3.Reduce storing of food in plastic containers in day to day life.

Phthalates are used in a huge variety of consumer products, from PVC pipes to perfume.There are in the indoor dust we breathe.Like BPA, phthalates disrupt hormones.I have learned that phthalates are thought to block the action of testosterone in the body through a research article. You can avoid phthalates exposure in food by following certain steps:

1. Never preheat your nonstick cookware on high.Empty pans can reach high temperatures very quickly.
2. Don’t put either nonstick cookware or plastic in an oven.
3. Run an exhaust fan over the stove while using nonstick cookware.
4. Use safer dishware made from materials like glass or stainless steel and safer cookware like cast iron.
5. Avoid use of plastic form number 3 or 7 on them.Plastic with the number 1 are single use only(used for water and soda bottles).Recycle after use.

Its not only in food but it's there every where, even the buckets and bath tubs made of plastic are used widely around the globe.This also can harm us in several ways.It will be better to replace with steel or any other material available around our locality

Let's slowly start replacing plastic with more safer material to save us and also environment.