Phthalates alarm in plastic containers used in fast food restaurants to serve food. The health problems related to fast food food would not only concern the quality and type of ingredients used but also the substances present in food containers.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousPhthalates alarm in containers plastic used in fast food to serve food. The health problems related to fast food food would not only concern the quality and type of ingredients used but also the substances present in food containers.
Phthalates are chemicals that the plastics industry adds to their products to make them more flexible. Phthalates have long been suspected of being harmful to human health and now a new alarm comes from researchers at George Washington University.
Eating too much fast food according to experts causes a accumulation of phthalates in our body. The study in question was conducted on 9000 people and was published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
In people who consumed fast food, the levels of phthalates in the body were 40% higher than in those who had not eaten this type of food in the 24 hours prior to the test. The researchers took a urine sample to be analyzed for the presence of phthalates.
According to US researchers, the blame lies with the substances contained in food packaging and packaging. The substances present in the packagesIn short, they can also contaminate food.
Scientific studies conducted so far correlate phthalates to a increased blood pressure in adolescents (with reference to phthalates contained in cosmetics) and underline their toxicity for liver, for the testicles and for the 'reproductive system (at least as far as the animal world is concerned).
Here then one more reason to beware of fast food: not only questionable ingredients, excess calories and saturated fats, but also harmful substances that can migrate from food packaging and containers to food. We can definitely drop fast food as there are healthier alternatives.
Marta Albè
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