Estrogen control and K-cups (plastic)
I am shopping for a coffee maker and Costco is gonna have a sale on those K-cup things, in a week. So, I'm interested but something occured to be about not heating food in plastic containers in the microwave. So, I google "is the plastic in K-cups safe" and got this.
-
Most Plastic Products Release Estrogenic Chemicals: A Potential Health Problem That Can Be Solved
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/
-
Estrogenic chemicals often leach from BPA-free plastic products that are replacements for BPA-containing polycarbonate products.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886603
-
Large effects from small exposures. III. Endocrine mechanisms mediating effects of bisphenol A at levels of human exposure.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16690810
-
Summary, the type of plastic (almost all plastics do this) that K-cups are made from release chemicals, when heated, that disrupt the endocrine system and increase estrogen in all humans.
-
I still want one but can't get one without solid evidence to the contrary.
Estrogen control and K-cups (plastic)
I doubt you will get a lot of input on this topic but I actually do find it extremely interesting. I too am a huge coffee lover and have thought about trying to reduce my (and my families) exposure to foods and liquids that have been exposed to hot plastic materials. You can show me all the studies in the world but the idea of it just doesn’t sound healthy to me long term.
As far as coffee goes I drank k cups for years and in summary they all seriously suck if you know what a good cup of coffee should taste like. Now onto other choices most other cheap drip coffee makers (using regular ground coffee) have the hot water running trough the plastic basket mechanics just prior to filling the glass coffee pot. So with these while the coffee actually tastes decent the plastic issue is still there. Best cheap alternative for decent coffee is using the old school percolator method pots, they are all metal construction and work nicely but are a bit messy in cleanup. There’s also the French press methods which makes a great cup of coffee but I don’t have the patience for these either due to cleanup, also worth mentioning I have read that this method actually greatly increases the coffees cholesterol content due to allowing all the oils not being filtered out. Now finally my current favorite by far is the Nespresso virtuoso coffee maker. The pods are metal (recyclable) and majority of mechanics are also metal and the coffee quality (taste) is amazing. This coffee maker seriously makes k cups taste like brown water. Down side to nespresso is that they are not widely available yet so when ordering the pods you can use their app or go online.
Now other items to consider are reducing intake of bottled water and heating anything in the microwave made of plastic even if it says it’s safe (example frozen plastic bags of veggies). At end of day though I often ask myself is this futile as most residences are fitted with plastic plumbing?
Lastly if your running gear or trt and a full grown adult how much these things really matter is a good question (considering your running exogenous test and how much you aromatize is likely already predetermined). However if you have children in your home these are things that should be considered imo.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Estrogen control and K-cups (plastic)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
i_SLAM_cougars
Guess I should stop using plastic syringes and switch over to glass.
I know some people like to preload syringes, to use at a later date. While I might do this occasionally (actually pretty rare) I definitely would not preload a pin and let it sit in the plastic for extended periods of time. Then again I don’t buy olive oil or other cooking oils in plastic bottles either. Quality cooking oils don’t come in plastic.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk