brittone2
04-29-2007, 01:37 PM
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/85/8516gov2.html
Not sure if that link will work for everyone or if you need a login to read it. Interesting article about the discrepancies between the 150+ government studies showing BPA to be problematic vs. all 13 done by the industry that showed no problem.
They point out that in two of the large-scale studies funded by the industry, a particular breed of rat was used that is known to be very insensitive to estrogens. Obviously a way to smooth over the data. Additionally, they point out that rats fed a high soy diet would be less likely to show changes due to the estrogenic properties of soy.
Anyway, if that link doesn't work, let me know and I'll see if I can post more specific tidbits.
Not sure if that link will work for everyone or if you need a login to read it. Interesting article about the discrepancies between the 150+ government studies showing BPA to be problematic vs. all 13 done by the industry that showed no problem.
They point out that in two of the large-scale studies funded by the industry, a particular breed of rat was used that is known to be very insensitive to estrogens. Obviously a way to smooth over the data. Additionally, they point out that rats fed a high soy diet would be less likely to show changes due to the estrogenic properties of soy.
Anyway, if that link doesn't work, let me know and I'll see if I can post more specific tidbits.