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What is BPA and why should we avoid it in our food?

BPA, also known as known as Bisphenol A, is a chemical compound that serves as the raw material for different types of plastics, such as polycarbonates, PVCs, epoxy resins and many others. resins and many others.

This is an element common in our daily lives, present in the plastic bodies of electronics, food labels, automobiles, clothing and even in the thermal in the thermal paper of bank statements or invoices, among other applications. countless applications.

The problems start when BPA is used in any product that comes into contact with drinks and food. food, and become more serious when they are heated in microwave ovens. This because it is a xenoestrogen, a chemical that is mistaken for oestrogen by the human body. by the human body, which has its release accelerated at high temperatures.

But while estrogen is a hormone, present in greater quantities in women, which vital organic functions of the human body, such as reproduction, growth and metabolism, xenoestrogen is composed of chlorine gas and petroleum hydrocarbons.

In medical terms, BPA is an endocrine disruptor. This means that it unbalances the hormonal system and, even in small quantities, can cause miscarriages, infertility, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ectopic management (outside the uterus) and sexual precocity, as well as heart disease, motor problems, mental problems, obesity and some types of cancer. And these are just examples of what it can do.

Currently, the use of BPA is only banned for baby bottles and plates, forks, spoons and knives used by children. by children, and that's it. Nothing prevents it from being found in other products.

It is therefore that all your plastic pots, glasses, jugs and bowls bear the BPA Free have the BPA Free seal, already present on Jaguar products. It guarantees that you love will always have quality and health.

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