tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post1242749926685886196..comments2024-02-26T21:18:23.165-08:00Comments on CHIMERAS: BPA, BPA-free and why Internet titles can be misleading Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922888671399516573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-55424124849331634212015-01-19T19:33:05.820-08:002015-01-19T19:33:05.820-08:00That's a great question, Mike. I assumed, from...That's a great question, Mike. I assumed, from the text, that BPS is in any plastic labeled as "BPA-free." As for the zebrafish, teh second article I cite as a bunch of reasons, and I only cited one excerpt. But apparently they are easy to grow in a lab and they are transparent, which facilitates studying their development. Even though they are not mammals, the paper claims that embryonic development of the hypothalamus is not so different than humans and offers a good model... I agree that it is quite surprising. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922888671399516573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-87409451161167694362015-01-19T16:51:16.225-08:002015-01-19T16:51:16.225-08:00OK, you've provoked me to thought, a dangerous...OK, you've provoked me to thought, a dangerous game, Elena.<br /> - How do you know when you're using a BPS container? Is it labeled as such?<br /> - Re responsible journalism, IMO Wired magazine does some really excellent tech & science reporting. Often they succeed in reducing it to a level comprehensible to a product of Kentucky public education.<br /> - I keep wondering "why zebrafish" as opposed to, say, catfish or cod.<br /> - Your post takes me back to 1967's The Graduate. "Plastics" was more a metaphor then. Perhaps it still is. Here's the clip: http://youtu.be/DHGCvJjat1EMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308567394308330867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-16318595926109314972015-01-19T14:00:26.729-08:002015-01-19T14:00:26.729-08:00This message can't be repeated enough (and I d...This message can't be repeated enough (and I don't mean the "news" about BPA/BPS)ScienceThrillers.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791762577988645820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-72148808878167190692015-01-19T09:43:02.208-08:002015-01-19T09:43:02.208-08:00That's the thing about the internet, any idiot...That's the thing about the internet, any idiot can post something and pass it off as fact. It's important to do research like you did.<br /><br />Fascinating post. Now I'm going to look for ways to avoid plastic.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-52443980890674179322015-01-19T08:21:41.294-08:002015-01-19T08:21:41.294-08:00If it's safe enough for you and your kids, it&...If it's safe enough for you and your kids, it's good enough for me. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12665587056319872494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-10555573973026160732015-01-18T17:49:53.380-08:002015-01-18T17:49:53.380-08:00I don't have an exact answer, but what seems l...I don't have an exact answer, but what seems like common sense precautions to me are the following: do not heat food in plastic; avoid liquid foods that have been a long time in plastic. So, personally, I still use tupperware for my kids' sandwiches, for example.<br /><br />I also believe that whatever risks are real, they must be very small. But of course, we don't want to take chances, right? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922888671399516573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-4593798044806579022015-01-18T17:22:59.299-08:002015-01-18T17:22:59.299-08:00I love that you actually go and read -- and unders...I love that you actually go and read -- and understand -- the source studies. My wife has been doing a lot of reading about how the low-fat craze and the food pyramid was based on some pretty shoddy science and wishful cherrypicking of data (Death by Food Pyramid, Big Fat Surprise, Why We Get Fat). Have you read any of them?<br /><br />Regarding plastic: in my recent hospital stay, they served me my food in these green plastic containers. The chemical smell that spilled out of these containers when I opened them was nauseating. (This was my only bad experience at the hospital, other than being sick). At my house, other than tupperware for my lunches, we use glass/ceramic for everything. Now I wonder if I should ditch the plastic for my lunches. The issue is, what to replace it with? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12665587056319872494noreply@blogger.com