People who eat canned foods have higher levels of bisphenol A in their urine, and switching to non-canned, low-plastic foods for a week reduces those levels by nearly 60%. This suggests that the...
Mechanism
Synthesis from 1 study
Bisphenol A slowly moves from the plastic-like lining inside food cans into the food itself. When you eat that food, your body absorbs the chemical through your gut, it travels through your blood, and your kidneys flush it out into your urine. Switching to fresh or non-canned food stops this flow,...
Most probable mechanism
When food is stored in metal cans lined with epoxy resin, a chemical called bisphenol A slowly moves from the lining into the food. When a person eats that food, the chemical gets absorbed through the stomach and intestines into the bloodstream. From there, it travels to the kidneys, which filter it out and send it into the urine, where it can be measured.
Bisphenol A molecules migrate from epoxy resin linings of metal cans into the food contents due to contact and temperature exposure
Bisphenol A is absorbed across the epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal tract into the systemic circulation
Bisphenol A circulates in the blood and is filtered by the kidneys without significant metabolism or storage
Filtered bisphenol A is excreted in urine at measurable concentrations proportional to recent exposure
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
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Low-plastic diet and urinary levels of plastic-associated phthalates and bisphenols: the randomized controlled PERTH Trial
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