Diabetes from a Bottle
A new study in Diabetes Care concludes that circulating levels of phthalate metabolites, which are found in common plastics, cosmetics, some pharmaceuticals and medical devices, are associated with prevalent diabetes in the elderly. The authors feel these chemicals might influence major factors that are regulating glucose metabolism in humans at the level of exposure of phthalate metabolites seen in the general elderly population. It is definitely interesting as there may be something to the whole environment/chemical and disease relationship. But as David Gregory (one of my readers who sent this in) said:
My nomination for the stupid study of the week award. Perhaps the more sedentary seniors with high-carb diets drank more Coke from plastic bottles than their age-matched counterparts?
and one serving of coke will make the body acidic for quite a while. Cancer loves the acidic environment, but they don’t teach this in our wonderful pharma-controlled medical schools.
Sugar is poison! I’m still more concerned about the amount of high fructose corn syrup in beverages such as cokes (even baby formula) we’re consuming. And the stuff is in everything! Just read the labels. By the time we’re 6 months old we’re already addicted to the stuff,for most of us, for the rest of our lives. Since processing removes all the fiber, the antecdote, the effects are similar to consuming alcohol without the buzz. Saw a great documentary about this. It’s lengthy but every minute from start to finish is valuable information: http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM
So the “healthier” alternative is to obtain your daily dose of high fructose corn syrup” from a GLASS bottle. The (Mad) Ad Men can take advantage of this finding by placing a tiny pancreas on the label in lieu of that ubiquitous happy heart logo.