Plastic is at its most dangerous when it meets heat.” Microwaving food in plastic or drinking from a water bottle left in a hot car accelerates the “leaching” of these chemicals by up to 55 times.
Effects of plastic on health when heated in oven
Endocrine Disruption
- Most plastics contain additives like BPA (Bisphenols) and Phthalates. These chemicals are “hormone mimics.”
- The Mechanism: Your body’s endocrine system uses hormones (like estrogen and insulin) as messengers. Plastic chemicals look so similar to these hormones that they “lock” into your cell receptors, giving the body false instructions.