K-Cups are the newest trend in instant coffee solutions, neatly packaged and easily disposable. But with everything that is easy and convenient, there is always a dark side to the story if we care to listen.
“This subject has been a big ol’ bee in my bonnet for a long time, especially since the Keurig style coffee systems are now ubiquitous. Much focus in recent years has revolved around the studies of potential dangers of BPA, or bisphenol A, but what about the myriad of other chemicals commonly used in plastics, demonstrated to also have damaging effects in the body? Now that BPA has been in the spotlight, many companies in the U.S. have been obliged to remove it from their products so that they can market them as “BPA free” and use alternate plastic ingredients instead. However, other chemicals in food-grade plastics have been shown to have even greater estrogenic and disruptive effects than that of BPA.” Keep reading…
How K-Cups Might Damage Your Metabolism, Reproductive Health, and Cause Cancer
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