I wouldn't recommend anything from thefreethoughtproject website, it is full of pseudoscience and bullshit.
That said, the study it references seems legit, albeit with some caveats. The clickbait title above is ridiculous. In a nutshell, the study observed that similar effects occurred with zebrafish exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) as with bisphenol S (BPS). The effects are highly technical but could be summed up as they caused the human equivalent of premature birth in the zebrafish. This means that BPS may not be as safe an alternative to BPA as we previously thought. It is an interesting discovery, and I hope more research is done on the topic.
If you are very concerned about what effects this might have on humans, some recommendations would be to minimize the amount of plastic your food and drink come in contact with, use glass instead. Even more so you would want to avoid heating up any food or drink in a plastic container.
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ThePolymath ago
I wouldn't recommend anything from thefreethoughtproject website, it is full of pseudoscience and bullshit.
That said, the study it references seems legit, albeit with some caveats. The clickbait title above is ridiculous. In a nutshell, the study observed that similar effects occurred with zebrafish exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) as with bisphenol S (BPS). The effects are highly technical but could be summed up as they caused the human equivalent of premature birth in the zebrafish. This means that BPS may not be as safe an alternative to BPA as we previously thought. It is an interesting discovery, and I hope more research is done on the topic.
If you are very concerned about what effects this might have on humans, some recommendations would be to minimize the amount of plastic your food and drink come in contact with, use glass instead. Even more so you would want to avoid heating up any food or drink in a plastic container.