Post: #1

Quote:You may want to think twice about handling a cash register receipt, especially if you’ve just slathered on some hand sanitizer or lotion.

Most receipts contain high levels of the chemical BPA (Bisphenol A), which acts like a hormone and can cause birth defects and cancer.

“STORE AND FAST FOOD RECEIPTS, AIRLINE TICKETS, ATM RECEIPTS, AND OTHER THERMAL PAPERS ALL USE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BPA ON THE SURFACE OF THE PAPER AS A PRINT DEVELOPER.”

Researchers found a rapid increase of BPA in the blood of people who used a skin care product and then touched a store receipt with BPA.

“BPA first was developed by a biochemist and tested as an artificial estrogen supplement,” says Frederick vom Saal, professor of biological sciences at University of Missouri.

“As an endocrine-disrupting chemical, BPA has been demonstrated to alter signaling mechanisms involving estrogen and other hormones. Store and fast food receipts, airline tickets, ATM receipts, and other thermal papers all use massive amounts of BPA on the surface of the paper as a print developer.

“The problem is, we as consumers have hand sanitizers, hand creams, soaps, and sunscreens on our hands that drastically alter the absorption rate of the BPA found on these receipts.”

RECEIPTS AND FRENCH FRIES
People in the study cleaned their hands with hand sanitizer, held thermal paper receipts, and then ate French fries with their hands. BPA was absorbed very rapidly, vom Saal says.

“Our research found that large amounts of BPA can be transferred to your hands and then to the food you hold and eat as well as be absorbed through your skin.

“BPA exhibits hormone-like properties and has been proven to cause reproductive defects in fetuses, infants, children, and adults as well as cancer and metabolic and immune problems in rodents.

“BPA from thermal papers will be absorbed into your blood rapidly. At those levels, many diseases such as diabetes and disorders such as obesity increase as well. Use of BPA or other similar chemicals that are being used to replace BPA in thermal paper pose a threat to human health.”

http://www.futurity.org/cash-register-re...pa-788872/

Most importantly BPA wrecks havoc on testosterone levels

Quote:Chronic exposure to the chemicalbisphenol A (BPA) may lower testosterone levels in men, a new study from China suggests.

In the study, men who were exposed to BPA because they worked in a chemical plant for at least six months had lower levels of testosterone in their blood compared with those who worked in a tap water factory.

Specifically, chemical plant workers had reduced levels of "free" testosterone, which is the form thought to have the greatest influence on the body. (Most testosterone in the body is not "free," but is bound to a protein.)

The findings provide even more evidence that BPA may change men's sex hormone levels, said study researcher Dr. De-Kun Li, a senior research scientist at Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research in Oakland, Calif.

Previous studies, also conducted on Chinese factory workers, have suggested that BPA may lower sperm counts as well as increase the risk of sexual dysfunction in men — health effects that are controlled in part by sex hormones.

BPA is similar to the female hormone estrogen, meaning that it could have effects on the human body. The effect of BPA on men may be more immediate and easier to detect than the effect on women, because men have very low levels of estrogen to begin with, Li said.

Cont. here:
http://www.livescience.com/29401-bpa-tes...evels.html

Post: #2

I'm not getting the link between working in a factory full of the chemical and having some rub off on your hand from a piece of paper.
My inclination is to ignore it like the soy paranoia. The guy who grew tits was drinking a fucking gallon of soy milk a day. I'm eating tofu and tempe several times a week.

Post: #3

(10-27-2014 04:34 AM)Rutting Elephant Wrote:  My inclination is to ignore it like the soy paranoia. The guy who grew tits was drinking a fucking gallon of soy milk a day. I'm eating tofu and tempe several times a week.

Keep doing that and soon you'll be eating viagra several times a night.

Post: #4

Ok, but what happens if I handle receipts without using hand sanitizer or lotion? Is the absorption still dangerous, or even existent?

Seeing how that applies to 99.9% of receipts that I touch, I'm calling on this study. It's like warning people to not douse their pajamas in gasoline before walking around.

Post: #5

On certain people I've seen lots of Soy give you man-tittes

Post: #6

To think of it -actually I have never seen a a manly cashier.

But probably this is for another reason.

Post: #7

   
(I never thought we'd have a thread that was perfect for this picture)

Post: #8

I was reading about this earlier today. What does this mean for retail workers? Can't be good handling receipts all day long. The articles were saying your more suceptible to these chemicals or they leach into your skin easier if you wear hand lotions or use hand sanitizer alot.

Post: #9

Quite a few stores give you an option to have you recept sent via email

Post: #10

(10-27-2014 07:40 PM)Mentavious Wrote:  Quite a few stores give you an option to have you recept sent via email

But then you have to touch the digital screen to finger in your email. Who knows how many & who else touched that screen before you!

Post: #11

I always try to hold my breath when I'm in public. Who knows how many other people have been breathing that air before me.

Post: #12

If you eat cleanly and work out, these small amounts of xenoestrogens will not be a problem when you're under 30. If you don't work out, eat shitty food, and sit at a desk all day the culmination of all of these tiny cuts of xenoestrogens are what do you in.

If you're over 30, i'd consider HRT if you're feeling bleh.