TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO CRAFT
PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANS, HOW TO
SAVE AND INVEST.
TODAY WE ALSO LEARNED OF A NEW
LINK BETWEEN HEALTH-RELATED
PROBLEMS, AND THE CHEMICAL KNOWN
AS BPA.
NOW BPA IS BEING LINKED TO
CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
DON'T LET THE STUDY FOOL YOU.
DAVID BARRAS IS HERE TO EXPLAIN
WHY.
DAVID?
Reporter: DEBBIE AND ERIC
THIS IS THE CHEMICAL CULPRIT
AGAIN.
BPA HAS ALREADY BEEN LINKED TO A
HEALTH OF HOST PROBLEMS.
THIS TIME IT IS A STUDY OF
CHILDREN AND TEENS AND THE LINK
IS OBESITY.
BUT A PEDIATRICIAN WANT YOU TO
KNOW DIET AND EXERCISE STILL
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
THE PLASTIC HARDENING CHEMICAL
WAS FOUND TO BE IN NEARLY 93% OF
AMERICANS 6 AND OLDER.
IT IS ALSO USED IN CANNED FOODS.
NOW RESEARCHERS ARE LINKING BPA
WITH A CHILDHOOD PROBLEM.
KIDS WHO HAD MORE BPA IN
THEIR YOUR I DON'T KNOW TENDED
TO BE MORE OBESE.
THE DOCTOR SAYS THIS STUDY
DOESN'TPROOF THAT BPA ACTUALLY
CAUSES THE OBESITY IN KIDS.
YOU CAN'T DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT THAT'S CAUSE OF THE BPA
OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY JUST EAT
MORE FOOD PACKAGED IN PLASTICS.
MOST FOODS AND DRINKS PACKAGED
IN PLASTICS ARE NOT GOOD FOR US.
THEY ARE USUALLY SNACK FOODS OR
SUGAR-CONTAINING BEVERAGES, AND
THOUGH KNOW THOSE NOT GOOD.
Reporter: THE DOCTOR SAYS THE
STUDY GIVES MORE PROOF THAT FOOD
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC IS GENERALLY
NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
SHE OFFERS THESE SUGGESTIONS?
TO FOLLOW A HEALTHY DIET, TO
INCREASE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,
DECREASE OR ELIMINATE ALL
SUGAR-CONTAINING BEVERAGES, AND
STAY VERY ACTIVE.
Reporter: SHE SAYS THERE IS
NOTHING IN THE STUDY THAT CAN
SAY CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS CAUSED
BY BPA, BUT THE KIND OF FOODS
CHILDREN EAT AND THE AMOUNT OF
EXERCISE THEY GET DO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
BACK IN JULY THE GOVERNMENT
BANNED THE USE OF BPA IN BOTTLES
AND SIPPY CUPS.
