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Watch the plastic bottles you drink from. I have been called a tinfoil-hat wearer because of some of my beliefs, but I think it is better to be safe than sorry. Some plastics contain Xenoestrogen. They are synthetic chemical compounds that mimic oestrogen, and they can massively affect developing human bodies. Because of these chemicals, kids go through precocious puberties. Girls hitting puberty as young as seven and boys developing mammary glands/tissue, etc. If you have kids, watch out for the bottles. Look at the bottom of your bottle; there should be a little triangle with a number in the middle. That shows what material the bottle is made of;
1 = PET
2 = HDPE
3 = PVC (leaks xenoestrogens)
4 = LDPE
5 = Polypropylene
6 = Styrene (leaks xenoestrogens)
7 = Polycarbonate,

As long as it's not 3 or 6, you should be good. Food containers aren't made of PVC, and styrene fell out of use in the mid 90s because other materials were cheaper. But since these revelations, I have been cautious of all plastics.

I just drank a bottle of Sprite and it reads number 7 at the bottom of the bottle so I guess I'm orite ay

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I don't know if this is the same as BPA hich
is not only present in plastic bottles you eat /drink from but plastics containers you store your food in too. We've switched to glass and non bpa plastic containers.

Also canned products are often lined with these oestrogen mimicking compounds. I was trying to locate coconut milk in cartons today and only found ones in cans.

This is from Wikipedia:

BPA exhibits hormone-like properties at high dosage levels that raise concern about its suitability in consumer products and food containers where exposure is orders of magnitude lower. Since 2008, several governments have investigated its safety, which prompted some retailers to withdraw polycarbonate products. A 2010 report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified possible hazards to fetuses, infants, and young children.[2] Since that time numerous studies performed at the National Center for Toxicological Research have been performed that addressed many of those issues.[3]