The early 2000s were a momentous era for global awareness in terms of the harmful effects of plastic on human health, as well as how low testosterone can negatively impact our well-being. Following a number of reports from national health and safety agencies, the European Commission outright banned the use of BPA in the manufacture of bottles intended for baby feeding. The evidence for the harmfulness of this substance, particularly in infants, became simply indisputable. Not one year passed, and the U.S. also took major steps towards the elimination of BPA.
We’ve been using plastic materials for selling and storing our food for quite some time now, which makes the legal action all the more worrisome. It begs the question: just how did we get to a place where we have to ban manufacturers from using toxic substances in their products?
Let’s take a deeper dive into the consequences of overusing plastics and how plastic can kill your testosterone levels.
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