China's "plastic ban" was implemented for a long time, but we only know that plastic bags will pollute the environment, but do not know that plastic utensils and water bottles will pollute our brains.
A chemical substance commonly found in plastics, "bisphenol A," is associated with brain dysfunction and emotional disturbances in monkeys involved in the trial.
Bisphenol A, abbreviated as BPA, is widely used in plastic manufacturing, including beverage bottles, food containers, and baby bottles. BPA can infiltrate into food and water from plastic products. The controversy over whether BPA harms humans, especially minors, has long been a controversy. This is the latest in a series of studies on the possible harmful health of BPA.
Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine in the United States said in the latest issue of the "Journal of the National Academy of Sciences" that during the trial, they caused the young African green monkeys to be exposed to bisphenol A levels within the standards that the US Environmental Protection Agency considers to be human safe. This chemical affects the neural connections between the hippocampus and the prefrontal lobe in the monkey brain and interferes with cognitive and emotional control.
The researchers said that based on these findings, they believe that the US Environmental Protection Agency should consider reducing the safety value of human exposure to BPA.
Experts advise: Try not to use plastic products for food and beverages, especially high-temperature beverage foods. For example, do not put the freshly-fried vegetables in a colored plastic plate, use hot tea and hot tea in a porcelain vessel, and use a fast water heater that does not use a plastic liner, etc. to minimize the risk of contact with plastic.