Housecall for Health: BPA in Cans

A new study suggests eating an excess of canned goods could raise levels of a chemical in your body that may be harmful.

FOX’s Colleen Cappon reports in today’s “Housecall for Health”:

New research suggests that eating canned foods can raise the level of the chemical compound BPA in our bodies.  A Harvard study found that people who ate canned soup every day for five days had nearly 20x more BPA in their system than those who ate fresh soup.

BPA is a by-product of the chemicals used to prevent corrosion, and can interfere with hormones.  Experts say that manufacturers need to take steps to remove BPA from the lining of cans.

Housecall for Health, I’m Colleen Cappon, FOX News Radio.