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gavalant t1_it572qr wrote

Stainless steel is the healthiest of the three. They're not very heavy either.

BPA isn't the only harmful thing leeching from plastics.

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modembutterfly t1_it5e8ct wrote

Pthalates are another harmful substance coming from plastic. They never get as much attention as BPA, but were identified a long time ago.

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herroitshayree t1_it7z1iw wrote

Plus they don’t just take out the BPA, it serves a purpose and the plastic wouldn’t function the same without it (I think it makes it more flexible). Instead, they just use a similar compound that is chemically different enough that they can SAY it is not BPA, but still will have the same effect. In the US, companies don’t have to prove that a chemical is safe before they use it, it is on consumers and consumer advocates to prove something is harmful after the fact. So theoretically, the new chemical might be just as bad or worse than whatever is being replaced.

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zrog2000 t1_itdp3og wrote

BPA has been replaced by almost the exact same chemical, BPS and is causing the exact same health problems.

BPA-free is pretty much a meaningless description.

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xXx_Darush_xXx t1_ithrzoo wrote

I've recently replaced my old plastic bottle with a Klean Kanteen stainless steel single wall bottle, and I will never look back. It's surprisingly light, fits a little more water than my old one with pretty much the same height and the taste of the water is just so much better!

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