Today in the print Tribune I read that Nalgene is going to take their popular water bottles off the market and replace them with bottles that don't use BPA's. I've been reading alot lately about water bottles that leach BPA's and how they are bad for us. I think Consumer Reports had an article too this past month? It seems like all of a sudden everyone discovered this, I'm seeing articles everywhere.
This was confusing when I first read about it because for the last few years I thought we were supposed to be avoiding squeezable soft plastic bike water bottles in favor of Nalgene for drinking. I had thought the Nalgene bottles were considered to be safe, vs. our bike bottles. So which is worse? Are we now supposed to avoid both? Time and heat make the chemicals most likely to leach into the water. I fill up all my bottles, a combination of nalgene and bike-specific ones, before I leave on a bike race trip and pack them in coolers so they are ready when I need them. I know this is not the best from a health standpoint, but it's easiest for me. I am wondering what the new alternative is going to be? And also if my Britta filtered water pitcher that I drink water from every day made of the same type of bad plastic?
Now I have an excuse for being slow. It's all the water I drink out of those bottles. (just kidding!)
it's always something....
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the bottles I mentioned last weekend:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/waterbottles_and_cages#product=31-457
http://www.campyonly.com/roadtests/2005/soma_bottle.html
Unfortunately the public does not pay any attention to these health hazards until it's too late and they are lined up for there chemo treatment. Yes this sounds a bit rough, but the magazines and books I see these patients coming in every day lined up for there lab work and then chemo treatment, and they are reading all about living a healthier lifestyle.
I have picked up some of these magazines written just for cancer patients and they are loaded with articles about enviormental hazards from make-up to to the air you breathe. It's sad that these things people don't pay any real attention to this stuff until you are faced with life altering experiences.
thanks Julie!
Christine, it sounds those magazines are reaching people a little late! Do you think people would pay attention if the info were more accessible? I try to keep up with some of that stuff but it's not easy, and there is a lot of contradictory info out there. it can be pretty confusing. You are right, people don't pay attention until they have some kind of health issue, from allergies to more serious things.
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