So just how dangerous are plastic water bottles for you health?
In 2008, Americans drank nearly 9 billion gallons of bottled
water, which is second only to soft drinks as the largest
beverage type in the U.S. market, according to the Beverage
Marketing Corporation. In the first study of its kind,
researchers determined just how much BPA you absorb when you
drink bottled water. Its popularity has been growing strong
since 2000, with significant sales growth noted every year of
the decade … that is until now. In 2008, the gallons of bottled
water consumption went down by 1 percent, for the first time
this decade. And whereas in 2007 Americans drank 29 gallons of
bottled water each, in 2008 that went down to 28.5 gallons. It’s
a small decrease, but perhaps a sign of larger changes to come.
Plastic water bottles have come under scrutiny in recent years
for both their environmental and health effects, including those
surrounding the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). That BPA can leach
out of plastic during everyday use,