There’s a part where they mentioned drinking from 8 times from the same water bottle which is basically around 8 litre causes the increase in estrogen. Just do the maths and I’m sure you will be able to make your choice from there.
@@KC_88631 Yes, I agree. But it would have been better if they had done some work on extrapolating the data to fit a long term framework which would reflect some real world scenarios like usage in 1-10years? I think that would make more sense to viewers. I also think they should have done more testing for other types of plastics mentioned, like Tritan.. Does it leech any kind of harmful chemicals besides bpa and cousins, etc...
I mean its no surprising that these stuffs are not healthy considering the fact that the cancer rates esp in US is sky high than previous years given the fact that their country has one of the most artificial sugar users in the whole world
Sugar-free drinks have been found to be more dangerous because of the type of sugar alternatives used on those. Less calories but more dangerous kind of sugar.
Great content as usual! Would you consider expanding to takeaway plastic boxes that that indicates safe for microwave/ bpa free / food grade? Will be interesting to also explore possible effects of other takeaway containers.
Thanks for your suggestion! We've previously done an episode on this, you can watch a shortened version here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S824SOX4AWE.html
This reminds me of a Kopitiam Chain's stall offering hot desserts like red-bean soup. I have seen them transport hot red-bean soup in huge soft plastic bags, pour them into metal tubs and it's ready to serve when customers come.
Do a cutting sugar diet episode please . Or an episode of do we need sunscreen in Singapore Or why Singapore food are short of vegetables and is it ok if we omit having them. Or just eating red meat.
So now I wonder how safe are zip lock bags, cling wraps and aluminium foils? 🤔 And if 8 bottles of water is significant, then would all the food packaging & utensils & storage & all other exposures like thru clothing in a day stack up as much too?
can you make video on stainless steel 201 vs 304 as food grade. effect of long term usage of stainless steel . they do have nickel and chromium in less amount , but what will be its effect on long term usage.
Rule of thumb - buy BPA-free bottles and don't store water higher than 30C/86F degrees. Everything above - stainless steel/titan. Tritan seems a good plastic. Its mark is 7.
This is the problem with this world. On 1 hand tell us to stay healthy thru better selections of food but on the other hand continue to sell us toxic foodware and containers.
Because money and greed, people and companies will do anything to profit. It's a dog eat dog world, educate and cook everything yourself, limit eating outside food
why not just soak the bottle with hot water for few days ,.. and deplete the BPA that can dissolved in water b4 use,... aint it make safe to store water ???... any chemist can explain ??..
Can include ecozen water bottle as part of the test? I went to decathlon to check on water bottles, seems like they use either tritan or ecozen for same model or different size.
From what I understand about the jigsaw-like features of a molecule in this case its BPA, if its cousins have the same shape as BPA, it would definitely fit to the receptors that BPA had affected. So these BPA Free stuffs is just frkn sham
After reading the book "it starts with the egg" and the wish to reduce plastic especially in food-related usage, this video confirms, that making the switch to glass, stainless steel, bamboo, wood etc. is the better choice. While it is almost impossible to completely ban plastic from one's life, it feels good to switch to items that will also last longer than plastic items. A very interesting episode!
I even keep away from receipts after I read the book to boost my fertility. The part of how BPA doesn't adhere to dose make the poison is astonishing 😮😮
Problem is your consuming metal particles aswell from metal bottles. I'm sure you know by now consuming metal is bad for the body and causes neurological deficiencies. Consuming metals is definately a no especially when you're pregnant.
@@Android1X you need to chill with the alarmism.. Not only does it create a lot of unnecessary fear, it also takes away from the gravity of the health risks regarding plastic use. Of course you can use a stainless steel water bottle! If you're very worried, choose glass when you need to store highly acidic foods, like citrus juice for example. I've also never heard of any serious data that would suggest ingesting small glass particles when using glass bottles. Glass is very inert (it doesn't react) which means that it wont leach components into your food or drink. If you're talking about actual glass shards you have a point of course, but a quick inspection of the bottle would clear any risk of cutting yourself. There are reports of lead being used to seal insulated stainless steel bottles, but the lead is NOT in contact with the liquid, only if the stainless steel layer is punctured or broken will you be at risk.
Wow.. good information. Can do a episode on silicon material. Such as silicon baking trays , silicon coffee cups, silicon spatula, etc. Look forward to it😊😊
This is what I've always thought about BPA free products. Just because it's BPA free, doesn't mean that it's free from other chemicals. If they still can make similar products without BPA why didn't they do it in the first place, and why they can still produce the same material without one. Imagine what babies ingested, the fact that they drink warm milk every 2 hours from those plastic bottles and how tiny they are, plus they need all those hormons to grow. 🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼 12 bottles a day. What a great exposure! There's always price for modern convenience, either it impacted your health or the environment, or both !
I know! I cringe when I think of all that exposure, just to have more when they grow up and find literally everything encased in plastic. All because the EPA is in bed with everybody and can't protect us.
This episode make me think of what if those people who drink coffee in take away plastic every day, will this effect human health? If yes will gov ban the coffee shop from doing this? Hope Stev can deep dive into this.
I was wondering about that too! I sometimes think that this new age just makes us worry about too much. In the past, the older generation just live life. They didn't try to live forever. Now, we seem to be more kiasi.
BPA/BPS are more typically found on the hard polycarbonate plastics like reusable water bottles on the video, so single use plastic cups typically do not contain BPA, but still there are other chemicals that may leach into the drink at higher temperature. Just use less or avoid plastics as you can for food and drinking water container
Absolutely, it's just not out there yet. At least the micropastic, and of course other chemicals. Even the so called environmentally friendly ones have PFAS.
I never like to consume food from disposable container. They taste different. I think that suggest some chemicals are leeched into the food especially given that the temperature of the food is often hot. Personally, I dislike hawkers that use disposable to serve their food.
0:28: ⚠ The video discusses the meaning of BPA free and its presence in various household items. 4:07: 🍼 The video discusses the replacement of BPA in plastic bottles and containers with alternative chemicals, addressing concerns about its harmful effects on health. 8:55: ⚗ The video discusses the minute concentrations of chemicals in water bottles and their reaction to different temperatures. 14:20: ⚛ Chemicals in plastic bottles can mimic human estrogen, but the effect is minimal at low concentrations. 18:32: ⚗ The video discusses the effects of bisphenols like BPA, BPS, and BPF, and suggests that Triton plastic may be a safer alternative. Recapped using Tammy AI
Aiyo. Since check Tritan, why never check PPSU for bisphenols? Talking Point can go interview Hegen. Hengen changed their baby bottles from Tritan to PPSU. What was their rationale? Is PPSU safer?
Well, if you’ve served NS, you’d likely remember using the green plastic mug at breakfast, lunch, dinner, during night snack and in the field to drink cold and hot beverages.
Have always suspected the disposable containers used by hawkers to pack the hot soup is a risk. Also, have seen some hawkers use PVC pails in the preparation of their hot soup stock. Talking Point should investigate on the widel use of plastic containers for our take away food.
I don’t buy plastic at all. Glass, metal, mesh bags from cotton or hemp. And only natural fibers for clothing like merino wool. Plastic is the worst thing out there, except for radiation. You would have to pay me millions to wear any polyester or nylon or any other type of “eco blend” bs.
We have a very strong eating out culture, the elephant in the room is therefore in the food services. Just go to any hawker centre and you'll see plastic ware being used as cooking ware. For example, plastic pails are used to transfer hot soup. I'm not surprised that such practices are even more common in those behind the scenes food factories.
Nanoplastic particles cause kidney damage. It's estimated that several thousand nano particles are present in each hot coffee served in a plastic cup as per studies conducted in Taiwan.
Glad to see thermal paper included. It's a major source of BPA. I worked retail 15+ years and my health is improving after not touching them all day. I think workers should be wearing gloves. I don't use plastic generally. My food containers are glass or metal with plastic lids sometimes or silicone. Beeswax coated cloth is another option as well. Banana leaves too since those are available in Singapore. Bamboo containers are also good if cared for well. Generally I just avoid plastic. My dad was an oil worker for many years before he went into technology. It negatively impacted my entire family's health. Plastic is an oil derivative so...
I highly doubt that. Bpa effects are permanent and it doesn't go away. Its not something that is on/off. It's negligible on, and no off. The effects are also very specific to estrogen levels and not overall health.
SFA is not doing enough to protect Singaporeans' health. They allow food stalls to use styrofoam boxes to do takeaways. They rather allow the usage of toxic materials for Singaporean consumption than face backlash from public and businesses who want to save very minute costs.
@@fion3943 plastic box is only 20-30cents each from supplier. If you eat takeaway every single day 3 times a day, thats only 90 x 30c = $27 a month. Mind you this is if you eat every single meal outside. Which is a very low cost to protect health. Styrofoam is not free either
Endocrine disruptors are everywhere, and i think it's important to think of total exposure, the fire retardants on your mattress, the treatment on your carpets that you're kicking up particles of and breathing daily, the crap in your shampoo bottles and body soaps etc the packing of your food, then there's microplastics, polyester clothing (particles found it tapwater basically everywhere now) your toothbrush, literally rubbing it into your gum line.
Some of the paper wrappers the hawkers & food courts are using contain a layer of plastic which sometimes melts when the food is too hot. Even styrofoam boxes melts especially when the food are freshly fried. Whoever is in charge of sg food safety is still sleeping.
Stainless steel and glass have always been the best because they last! Plastics are porous. After some months of usage, it absorbs the flavors of everything and you can never wash it off. Then buy a new one. What a waste of money
Endocrine disruptors, if decreased, can help to increase Singapore birth rate and improve health too. This is the underlying health issues that many are not aware.
Always feel no one is paying much attention to this plastic bottle issue for a long long time. I truly believe this is the main culprit in low fertility all over the world. The fertility around countries is dropping at alarming speed and yet know one bothers much to about the things we used daily. I think just 1-2 more generations down the road, we will all have test tube babies and natural birth is something really rare if nothing is done right.
It's absolutely a massive issue and certainly a key culprit. There's also tons of other toxic chemicals adding to the mix via e.g. drinking water (especially remnants of hormonal birth control, SSRIs and other medicines, microplastics etc), showers, many soaps and shampoos, almost all makeup etc. Also, studies showed that polyester and other plastic fibers commonly used in clothing absolutely reduces fertility in both males and females. The study had male and female dogs wear polyester underwear and the results were alarming.
The bigger issue is plastic containers used to tapao food in hawker centres especially those containing hot soup. Hot food kept in plastic containers leak even more BPA.
8 billion humans on the planet. Going to 16 billion. The largest human population of all time, yet you worry about fertility?? So so so so so silly. Put that concern somewhere more important. Peace!!
@@earnthis1 it is indeed a problem. Europeans and Japanese are diminishing in numbers already, so they don't need to change anything, but the real problem are Africa, India etc. Something should be done about them in specific, since they clearly have no interest in self-regulating their populations, so perhaps some kind of sterilizing spray from planes?
I think we're so dependent on plastic we're just living in a massive denial. I mean I have this polypropylene container called "healthy range steamer" that I've been using for years to steam-cook vegetables in the oven and I noticed the label says "heat-resistant up to 140 degrees celsius." It can't be at that temperature nothing happens to its chemical composition.
In my opinion, singapore imports everything, so inflation is long term out of control of any prevailing government. Of there are many short term tools the government can use and of course they come with other consequences. Self reliance is always the best. Raising GST to me is totally indirectly increase income inequality. If the government needs money, increase the income tax not sales tax for a small country like singapore, where there is no regional government. Sales tax and income tax collected goes into the same pocket. An increase in sales tax has little consequence for the rich for essential item. But for the middle class and lower, it is a pain. The poor always has to buy, but the rich, they don’t blink an eye, the rich has options and the poor do not, hence there is inequality. whereas increase in income tax is far more fairer to me.
