Three Studies Add To Evidence BPA, BPS Exposure Early In Life May Lead To Serious Health Issues Later In Life.

Three new studies add more evidence that exposure” to bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) “early in life will likely lead to serious health issues later in life.” In one study, investigators found that “perinatal BPA exposure affects developmental programming of the hypothalamic melanocortin circuitry in mice, resulting in delayed leptin secretion and lack of response to satiety cues, leading to obesity.” A second study revealed that “early-life BPA exposure reprograms the developing epigenome to generate molecular ‘super promoters’ responsive to a high-fat diet later in life, resulting in liver impairments and metabolic disease.” In a third study, researchers found that “BPS displays estrogen-like behavior in breast cancer cells, suggesting that it may not be a safer BPA alternative despite its widespread use.” http://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/no-guarantees-studies-shed-new-light-edc-potential-bpa-bps/