Men and Women Metabolize Fructose Differently; Plastics and Cosmetics May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Summary: The first article reviewed is related to differences between the way men and women metabolize fructose (common sweetener used in drinks and food). The second report looks at how cosmetics and plastics may increase breast cancer risk. New Cornell videos on reducing breast-cancer risk are available at: http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/ They suggest: * Avoiding cosmetics and personal-care products with parabens, placenta extracts and benzophenomes or other ultraviolet screens that are estrogen mimics. * Avoiding hard-plastic sports bottles that have been scratched or heated (including those left in hot cars or on the beach), because heat and wear and tear can cause estrogenic chemicals to leach out from the plastic into beverages. * Using stainless-steel containers instead. * Never microwaving food or liquids in plastic containers. * Recycling cell phones and other electronic devices and rechargeable batteries to keep estrogenic heavy metals from leaching into the environment. * Using biodegradable detergents that use plant- or vegetable-based surfactants, since these types of ingredients don't form estrogenic chemicals that can contaminate the environment.