And reviews of hundreds of studies have linked BPA and phthalates to heart disease, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes. Not to mention a 2015 review linked phthalates with impaired neurological ...

The chemical BPA, and others like it, could make the body turn more calories into fat instead of muscle, predisposing people to obesity. In the lab, BPA acts like an obesogen. "It makes fat cells ...

A new report links chemicals and plastics to health problems like diabetes, obesity, heart disease ... You may see plastics marked BPA free, which is great. But they may be using a replacement ...

That's especially important since BPA—a chemical found in loads of packaging, canned foods, and water bottles—has been linked to obesity, according to a study from the University of Iowa.