Eating canned soup raises levels of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A in the body. Canned soup has enjoyed a reputation as a healthful hot food for decades, but new research from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that canned soup may have an unanticipated ingredient. Cans for food are usually lined with a plastic resin containing BPA. But scientists didn’t know whether the BPA would be absorbed into the body. In the new study, 75 volunteers ate either freshly made vegetable soup or canned vegetable soup for five days. Their urine was tested for BPA levels. After consuming canned soup, volunteers had urinary levels of BPA that were 20 times higher than after eating home made soup. Because BPA is considered a hormone disruptor, high levels might pose a problem for young children. Previous concerns over BPA levels focused on baby bottles and hard clear plastic water bottles. Now, parents may need to think about the safety of canned foods as well.
[JAMA, online, Nov. 22, 2011]
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